#8B4ABB#8B4ABB

#8B4ABB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.176 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ABB
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 187)
HSL	hsl(275, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 60.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 47.82, -49.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 68.47, 314.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.1084 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.176 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0641, 13.9747, 48.5391)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ABB #7ABB4A

analogous

#524ABB #8B4ABB #BB4AB3

triadic

#8B4ABB #BB8B4A #4ABB8B

tetradic

#8B4ABB #BB524A #7ABB4A #4AB3BB

square

#8B4ABB #BB524A #7ABB4A #4AB3BB

split-complementary

#8B4ABB #B3BB4A #4ABB52

monochromatic

#4A2665 #6B3791 #8B4ABB #A876CC #C4A3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8B4ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8B4ABB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ABB

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ABB	1.00	5.53	3.79	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1966BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3969B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84607B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.176 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d0',
    500: '#8b4abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4abb;
$custom-light: #b080d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.513,
    "s": 45.382,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53943,
    "c": 0.1756,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ABB

secondary

#ADC997

accent

#D5538A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ABB

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

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