#8B4ADB#8B4ADB

#8B4ADB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.211 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8B4ADB
RGBrgb(139, 74, 219)
HSLhsl(267, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(267, 66%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(36.5%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(46.31, 55.48, -64.05)
CIE-LCHlch(46.31, 84.74, 310.90°)
OKLaboklab(56.15% 0.1062 -0.1824)
OKLCHoklch(56.15% 0.211 300.2)
XYZxyz(25.8793, 15.5008, 68.6326)
Luminance0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8B4ADB #9ADB4A
analogous
#4A51DB #8B4ADB #D44ADB
triadic
#8B4ADB #DB8B4A #4ADB8B
tetradic
#8B4ADB #DB4A51 #9ADB4A #4ADBD4
square
#8B4ADB #DB4A51 #9ADB4A #4ADBD4
split-complementary
#8B4ADB #DBD44A #51DB4A
monochromatic
#4F1C8E #6C26C1 #8B4ADB #AC7DE5 #CCB0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12
#8B4ADB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10
#8B4ADB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ADB
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8B4ADB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8B4ADB1.005.124.105.12
#FFFFFF5.121.0021.001.00
#0000004.1021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006DD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#796B8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8b4adb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.211 300.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e7',
    500: '#8b4adb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8b4adb;
$custom-light: #b281e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8b4adb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56146,
    "c": 0.21106,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8B4ADB
secondary
#C3DEA3
accent
#EA3E9D
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84

Preview Lab

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#8B4ADB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva