#8B4BC4#8B4BC4

#8B4BC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.184 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BC4
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 196)
HSL	hsl(272, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 49.42, -53.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 72.48, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.1069 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.184 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1252, 14.5068, 53.7957)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BC4 #84C44B

analogous

#4E4BC4 #8B4BC4 #C44BC0

triadic

#8B4BC4 #C48B4B #4BC48B

tetradic

#8B4BC4 #C44E4B #84C44B #4BC0C4

square

#8B4BC4 #C44E4B #84C44B #4BC0C4

split-complementary

#8B4BC4 #C0C44B #4BC44E

monochromatic

#4C2570 #6C349E #8B4BC4 #A979D3 #C6A7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8B4BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8B4BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BC4

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BC4	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0168C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.184 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181d6',
    500: '#8b4bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bc4;
$custom-light: #b181d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.736,
    "s": 50.628,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54672,
    "c": 0.1842,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BC4

secondary

#B4CF9B

accent

#DA4E90

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BC4

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

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