#8B4ACC#8B4ACC

#8B4ACC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.194 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ACC
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 63.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 51.84, -57.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 77.13, 312.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1077 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.194 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9928, 14.7462, 58.6973)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ACC #8BCC4A

analogous

#4A4ACC #8B4ACC #CC4ACC

triadic

#8B4ACC #CC8B4A #4ACC8B

tetradic

#8B4ACC #CC4A4A #8BCC4A #4ACCCC

square

#8B4ACC #CC4A4A #8BCC4A #4ACCCC

split-complementary

#8B4ACC #CCCC4A #4ACC4A

monochromatic

#4E2279 #6C30A9 #8B4ACC #AA7AD9 #C8A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8B4ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8B4ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ACC

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ACC	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.194 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180dc',
    500: '#8b4acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4acc;
$custom-light: #b180dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 56.034,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5508,
    "c": 0.19449,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ACC

secondary

#B9D49D

accent

#DF4894

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ACC

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

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