#8B4AD3#8B4AD3

#8B4AD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.202 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4AD3
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 211)
HSL	hsl(268, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 53.53, -60.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 80.69, 311.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1071 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.202 302)
XYZ	xyz(24.8513, 15.0896, 63.2187)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4AD3 #92D34A

analogous

#4A4DD3 #8B4AD3 #CF4AD3

triadic

#8B4AD3 #D38B4A #4AD38B

tetradic

#8B4AD3 #D34A4D #92D34A #4AD3CF

square

#8B4AD3 #D34A4D #92D34A #4AD3CF

split-complementary

#8B4AD3 #D3CF4A #4DD34A

monochromatic

#4F2083 #6C2CB4 #8B4AD3 #AB7BDF #CAACEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8B4AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8B4AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4AD3

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4AD3	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106CD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.202 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280e1',
    500: '#8b4ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ad3;
$custom-light: #b280e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.467,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5557,
    "c": 0.20224,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.1509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4AD3

secondary

#BED9A0

accent

#E44498

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4AD3

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

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