#8B4AAF#8B4AAF

#8B4AAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.162 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4AAF
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 57.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 45.08, -43.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 62.37, 316.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.1082 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.162 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8327, 13.4822, 42.0540)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4AAF #6EAF4A

analogous

#594AAF #8B4AAF #AF4AA1

triadic

#8B4AAF #AF8B4A #4AAF8B

tetradic

#8B4AAF #AF594A #6EAF4A #4AA1AF

square

#8B4AAF #AF594A #6EAF4A #4AA1AF

split-complementary

#8B4AAF #A1AF4A #4AAF59

monochromatic

#472659 #693884 #8B4AAF #A773C4 #C29ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8B4AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8B4AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4AAF

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4AAF	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A63B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4368AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.162 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fc7',
    500: '#8b4aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4aaf;
$custom-light: #b07fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.614,
    "s": 40.562,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5319,
    "c": 0.16227,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4AAF

secondary

#A4C292

accent

#D05783

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4AAF

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

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