#8B4BBF#8B4BBF
#8B4BBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.179 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 60.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.64, 48.24, -50.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.64, 69.93, 313.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.34% 0.1071 -0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.34% 0.179 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5655, 14.2830, 50.8482) |
| Luminance | 0.1428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.42
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.78
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.00
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.50
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.65
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4BBF #7FBF4B
analogous
#514BBF #8B4BBF #BF4BB9
triadic
#8B4BBF #BF8B4B #4BBF8B
tetradic
#8B4BBF #BF514B #7FBF4B #4BB9BF
square
#8B4BBF #BF514B #7FBF4B #4BB9BF
split-complementary
#8B4BBF #B9BF4B #4BBF51
monochromatic
#4B266A #6B3697 #8B4BBF #A878CF #C5A5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#8B4BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#8B4BBF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4BBF
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4BBF | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.86 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1367C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#366ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83627E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.179 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b080d3',
500: '#8b4bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4bbf; $custom-light: #b080d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.103,
"s": 47.541,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54342,
"c": 0.1786,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.14283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4BBF
secondary
#B0CC9A
accent
#D7518D
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFA
border
#D0CAD3
text
#110A14
muted
#807C83