#8B4ABE#8B4ABE

#8B4ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.179 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ABE
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 61.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 48.52, -50.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 70.00, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.1083 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.179 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3886, 14.1045, 50.2482)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ABE #7DBE4A

analogous

#514ABE #8B4ABE #BE4AB7

triadic

#8B4ABE #BE8B4A #4ABE8B

tetradic

#8B4ABE #BE514A #7DBE4A #4AB7BE

square

#8B4ABE #BE514A #7DBE4A #4AB7BE

split-complementary

#8B4ABE #B7BE4A #4ABE51

monochromatic

#4B2568 #6B3695 #8B4ABE #A877CE #C5A4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8B4ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8B4ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ABE

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ABE	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1267C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.179 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d2',
    500: '#8b4abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4abe;
$custom-light: #b080d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.621,
    "s": 47.154,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54138,
    "c": 0.17894,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ABE

secondary

#AFCB98

accent

#D7518C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ABE

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

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