#8B4AE5#8B4AE5
#8B4AE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.222 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4AE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 74, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 67.7%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 57.95, -68.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 89.77, 310.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.89% 0.1049 -0.1956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.89% 0.222 298.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2355, 16.0433, 75.7753) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.75
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.49
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.51
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.73
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.02
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4AE5 #A4E54A
analogous
#4A57E5 #8B4AE5 #D84AE5
triadic
#8B4AE5 #E58B4A #4AE58B
tetradic
#8B4AE5 #E54A57 #A4E54A #4AE5D8
square
#8B4AE5 #E54A57 #A4E54A #4AE5D8
split-complementary
#8B4AE5 #E5D84A #57E54A
monochromatic
#4F179E #6A1ED3 #8B4AE5 #AD80ED #D0B5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8B4AE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8B4AE5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4AE5
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4AE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4AE5 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0070EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#756F92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4ae5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.222 298.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b381ee',
500: '#8b4ae5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4ae5; $custom-light: #b381ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4ae5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 74,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.161,
"s": 74.879,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56887,
"c": 0.222,
"h": 298.2
},
"luminance": 0.16044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4AE5
secondary
#CAE4A7
accent
#F136A3
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84