#8B4BCB#8B4BCB

#8B4BCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.192 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BCB
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 51.09, -56.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 76.06, 312.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1066 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.192 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9406, 14.8330, 58.0901)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BCB #8BCB4B

analogous

#4B4BCB #8B4BCB #CB4BCB

triadic

#8B4BCB #CB8B4B #4BCB8B

tetradic

#8B4BCB #CB4B4B #8BCB4B #4BCBCB

square

#8B4BCB #CB4B4B #8BCB4B #4BCBCB

split-complementary

#8B4BCB #CBCB4B #4BCB4B

monochromatic

#4E2379 #6C31A8 #8B4BCB #AA7AD9 #C8AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8B4BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8B4BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BCB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BCB	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.192 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181dc',
    500: '#8b4bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bcb;
$custom-light: #b181dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55145,
    "c": 0.19202,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BCB

secondary

#B9D49E

accent

#DF4994

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BCB

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

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