#8B4AAE#8B4AAE

#8B4AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.161 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4AAE
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 57.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 44.86, -42.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 61.86, 316.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1082 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.161 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7349, 13.4430, 41.5387)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4AAE #6DAE4A

analogous

#594AAE #8B4AAE #AE4A9F

triadic

#8B4AAE #AE8B4A #4AAE8B

tetradic

#8B4AAE #AE594A #6DAE4A #4A9FAE

square

#8B4AAE #AE594A #6DAE4A #4A9FAE

split-complementary

#8B4AAE #9FAE4A #4AAE59

monochromatic

#462558 #693883 #8B4AAE #A772C3 #C29DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8B4AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8B4AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4AAE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4AAE	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.161 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc7',
    500: '#8b4aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4aae;
$custom-light: #af7fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5313,
    "c": 0.16116,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4AAE

secondary

#A3C292

accent

#D05882

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4AAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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