#8B4BBB#8B4BBB

#8B4BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.174 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BBB
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 187)
HSL	hsl(274, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 59.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 47.31, -48.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 67.88, 314.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.1071 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.174 308)
XYZ	xyz(22.1314, 14.1093, 48.5616)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BBB #7BBB4B

analogous

#534BBB #8B4BBB #BB4BB3

triadic

#8B4BBB #BB8B4B #4BBB8B

tetradic

#8B4BBB #BB534B #7BBB4B #4BB3BB

square

#8B4BBB #BB534B #7BBB4B #4BB3BB

split-complementary

#8B4BBB #B3BB4B #4BBB53

monochromatic

#4A2665 #6B3792 #8B4BBB #A877CC #C4A4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8B4BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8B4BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BBB

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BBB	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C66BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.174 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d0',
    500: '#8b4bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bbb;
$custom-light: #b080d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54083,
    "c": 0.17412,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.14109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BBB

secondary

#ADCA98

accent

#D5538B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BBB

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

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