#8B4BB0#8B4BB0
#8B4BB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.162 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4BB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 57.4%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.74, 44.78, -43.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.74, 62.28, 315.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.4% 0.107 -0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.4% 0.162 311.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9986, 13.6562, 42.5956) |
| Luminance | 0.1366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.30
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.26
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.35
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.58
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.01
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4BB0 #70B04B
analogous
#594BB0 #8B4BB0 #B04BA3
triadic
#8B4BB0 #B08B4B #4BB08B
tetradic
#8B4BB0 #B0594B #70B04B #4BA3B0
square
#8B4BB0 #B0594B #70B04B #4BA3B0
split-complementary
#8B4BB0 #A3B04B #4BB059
monochromatic
#47265A #693985 #8B4BB0 #A774C4 #C29FD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#8B4BB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#8B4BB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4BB0
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4BB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4BB0 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B64B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4369AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#875D76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4bb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.162 311.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af80c8',
500: '#8b4bb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4bb0; $custom-light: #af80c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4bb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.02,
"s": 40.239,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53396,
"c": 0.16182,
"h": 311.4
},
"luminance": 0.13656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4BB0
secondary
#A5C394
accent
#D05884
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#110A13
muted
#807C82