#8B4BBE#8B4BBE

#8B4BBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.177 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BBE
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 48.01, -50.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 69.42, 313.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.1071 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.177 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4559, 14.2391, 50.2706)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BBE #7EBE4B

analogous

#514BBE #8B4BBE #BE4BB8

triadic

#8B4BBE #BE8B4B #4BBE8B

tetradic

#8B4BBE #BE514B #7EBE4B #4BB8BE

square

#8B4BBE #BE514B #7EBE4B #4BB8BE

split-complementary

#8B4BBE #B8BE4B #4BBE51

monochromatic

#4B2669 #6B3696 #8B4BBE #A878CE #C5A5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8B4BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8B4BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BBE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BBE	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1667C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#376ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83627D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.177 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b080d2',
    500: '#8b4bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bbe;
$custom-light: #b080d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.391,
    "s": 46.939,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54277,
    "c": 0.17748,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BBE

secondary

#B0CC99

accent

#D7518C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BBE

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

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