#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
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 219)
HSL	hsl(267, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 55.48, -64.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 84.74, 310.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.1062 -0.1824)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.211 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.8793, 15.5008, 68.6326)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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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
##8B4ADB	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8B4ADB

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

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