#8B4ABC#8B4ABC

#8B4ABC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.177 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ABC
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 188)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 60.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 48.06, -49.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 68.98, 314.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.1084 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.177 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1715, 14.0177, 49.1049)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ABC #7BBC4A

analogous

#524ABC #8B4ABC #BC4AB4

triadic

#8B4ABC #BC8B4A #4ABC8B

tetradic

#8B4ABC #BC524A #7BBC4A #4AB4BC

square

#8B4ABC #BC524A #7BBC4A #4AB4BC

split-complementary

#8B4ABC #B4BC4A #4ABC52

monochromatic

#4A2666 #6B3693 #8B4ABC #A877CD #C4A3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8B4ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B4ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ABC

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ABC	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1766C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3869B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.177 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d1',
    500: '#8b4abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4abc;
$custom-light: #b080d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.211,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54008,
    "c": 0.17671,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ABC

secondary

#ADCA98

accent

#D6528B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ABC

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

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