#8B4AD4#8B4AD4

#8B4AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.203 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4AD4
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 212)
HSL	hsl(268, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 53.77, -60.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 81.19, 311.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.107 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.203 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9771, 15.1399, 63.8810)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4AD4 #93D44A

analogous

#4A4ED4 #8B4AD4 #D04AD4

triadic

#8B4AD4 #D48B4A #4AD48B

tetradic

#8B4AD4 #D44A4E #93D44A #4AD4D0

square

#8B4AD4 #D44A4E #93D44A #4AD4D0

split-complementary

#8B4AD4 #D4D04A #4ED44A

monochromatic

#4F1F84 #6C2BB6 #8B4AD4 #AB7BE0 #CAADEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#8B4AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#8B4AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4AD4

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4AD4	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C6CD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.203 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280e2',
    500: '#8b4ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ad4;
$custom-light: #b280e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.261,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55641,
    "c": 0.20335,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4AD4

secondary

#BFD9A0

accent

#E54399

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4AD4

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

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