#8B4BAC#8B4BAC

#8B4BAC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.157 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BAC
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 172)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 56.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 43.88, -41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 60.25, 316.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1068 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.157 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6086, 13.5002, 40.5419)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BAC #6CAC4B

analogous

#5B4BAC #8B4BAC #AC4B9C

triadic

#8B4BAC #AC8B4B #4BAC8B

tetradic

#8B4BAC #AC5B4B #6CAC4B #4B9CAC

square

#8B4BAC #AC5B4B #6CAC4B #4B9CAC

split-complementary

#8B4BAC #9CAC4B #4BAC5B

monochromatic

#462657 #693881 #8B4BAC #A772C2 #C29DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8B4BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8B4BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BAC

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BAC	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F63AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.157 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af80c5',
    500: '#8b4bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bac;
$custom-light: #af80c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.588,
    "s": 39.271,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53154,
    "c": 0.15737,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BAC

secondary

#A2C192

accent

#CF5981

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BAC

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

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