#8B4BAE#8B4BAE

#8B4BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.160 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BAE
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 44.33, -42.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 61.26, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.1069 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.16 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.8022, 13.5776, 41.5611)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BAE #6EAE4B

analogous

#5A4BAE #8B4BAE #AE4BA0

triadic

#8B4BAE #AE8B4B #4BAE8B

tetradic

#8B4BAE #AE5A4B #6EAE4B #4BA0AE

square

#8B4BAE #AE5A4B #6EAE4B #4BA0AE

split-complementary

#8B4BAE #A0AE4B #4BAE5A

monochromatic

#472658 #693983 #8B4BAE #A773C3 #C29ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8B4BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8B4BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BAE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BAE	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4568AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.160 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af80c7',
    500: '#8b4bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bae;
$custom-light: #af80c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.788,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53274,
    "c": 0.15959,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.13577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BAE

secondary

#A4C293

accent

#D05882

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BAE

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

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