#8B4BBD#8B4BBD

#8B4BBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.176 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BBD
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 47.77, -49.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 68.91, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.1071 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.176 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3470, 14.1955, 49.6970)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BBD #7DBD4B

analogous

#524BBD #8B4BBD #BD4BB6

triadic

#8B4BBD #BD8B4B #4BBD8B

tetradic

#8B4BBD #BD524B #7DBD4B #4BB6BD

square

#8B4BBD #BD524B #7DBD4B #4BB6BD

split-complementary

#8B4BBD #B6BD4B #4BBD52

monochromatic

#4B2668 #6B3694 #8B4BBD #A878CD #C5A5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8B4BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8B4BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BBD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BBD	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1867C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.176 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d1',
    500: '#8b4bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bbd;
$custom-light: #b080d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.684,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54212,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BBD

secondary

#AFCB99

accent

#D6528C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BBD

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

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