#8B4AD2#8B4AD2

#8B4AD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.201 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4AD2
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 210)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 53.29, -59.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 80.18, 311.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1072 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.201 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7264, 15.0396, 62.5605)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4AD2 #91D24A

analogous

#4A4DD2 #8B4AD2 #CF4AD2

triadic

#8B4AD2 #D28B4A #4AD28B

tetradic

#8B4AD2 #D24A4D #91D24A #4AD2CF

square

#8B4AD2 #D24A4D #91D24A #4AD2CF

split-complementary

#8B4AD2 #D2CF4A #4DD24A

monochromatic

#4F2081 #6C2CB2 #8B4AD2 #AA7BDE #CAACEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8B4AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8B4AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4AD2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4AD2	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146CCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.201 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280e1',
    500: '#8b4ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ad2;
$custom-light: #b280e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.676,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55499,
    "c": 0.20114,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4AD2

secondary

#BDD8A0

accent

#E34497

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4AD2

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

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