#8B4ADD#8B4ADD

#8B4ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.213 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ADD
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 221)
HSL	hsl(267, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 55.97, -64.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 85.75, 310.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.106 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.213 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1442, 15.6067, 70.0276)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ADD #9CDD4A

analogous

#4A52DD #8B4ADD #D54ADD

triadic

#8B4ADD #DD8B4A #4ADD8B

tetradic

#8B4ADD #DD4A52 #9CDD4A #4ADDD5

square

#8B4ADD #DD4A52 #9CDD4A #4ADDD5

split-complementary

#8B4ADD #DDD54A #52DD4A

monochromatic

#4F1B91 #6C25C5 #8B4ADD #AC7EE7 #CDB1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8B4ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8B4ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ADD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ADD	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.213 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381e8',
    500: '#8b4add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4add;
$custom-light: #b381e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.531,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56292,
    "c": 0.21325,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ADD

secondary

#C5DFA4

accent

#EB3D9E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ADD

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

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