#8B4ACE#8B4ACE

#8B4ACE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.197 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ACE
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 52.32, -58.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 78.15, 312.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1075 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.197 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2343, 14.8428, 59.9688)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ACE #8DCE4A

analogous

#4A4BCE #8B4ACE #CD4ACE

triadic

#8B4ACE #CE8B4A #4ACE8B

tetradic

#8B4ACE #CE4A4B #8DCE4A #4ACECD

square

#8B4ACE #CE4A4B #8DCE4A #4ACECD

split-complementary

#8B4ACE #CECD4A #4BCE4A

monochromatic

#4E227C #6C2FAC #8B4ACE #AA7ADB #C9AAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8B4ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8B4ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ACE

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ACE	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.197 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180de',
    500: '#8b4ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ace;
$custom-light: #b180de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.545,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55219,
    "c": 0.19672,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ACE

secondary

#BAD69E

accent

#E14795

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ACE

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

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