#8B4BB5#8B4BB5

#8B4BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.167 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BB5
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 181)
HSL	hsl(276, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 58.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.03, 45.92, -45.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.03, 64.82, 315.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% 0.1071 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.167 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5024, 13.8577, 45.2492)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BB5 #75B54B

analogous

#564BB5 #8B4BB5 #B54BAA

triadic

#8B4BB5 #B58B4B #4BB58B

tetradic

#8B4BB5 #B5564B #75B54B #4BAAB5

square

#8B4BB5 #B5564B #75B54B #4BAAB5

split-complementary

#8B4BB5 #AAB54B #4BB556

monochromatic

#49275F #6A398A #8B4BB5 #A776C7 #C3A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8B4BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8B4BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BB5

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BB5	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2565B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F69B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.167 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080cc',
    500: '#8b4bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bb5;
$custom-light: #b080cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.226,
    "s": 41.732,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53704,
    "c": 0.1674,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BB5

secondary

#A9C696

accent

#D25687

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BB5

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

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