#8B4BCE#8B4BCE
#8B4BCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.195 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4BCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 51.82, -57.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 77.59, 311.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.35% 0.1064 -0.1639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.35% 0.195 303) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3015, 14.9774, 59.9912) |
| Luminance | 0.1498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.58
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.80
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.82
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.27
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.31
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4BCE #8ECE4B
analogous
#4B4DCE #8B4BCE #CC4BCE
triadic
#8B4BCE #CE8B4B #4BCE8B
tetradic
#8B4BCE #CE4B4D #8ECE4B #4BCECC
square
#8B4BCE #CE4B4D #8ECE4B #4BCECC
split-complementary
#8B4BCE #CECC4B #4DCE4B
monochromatic
#4E227D #6C2FAD #8B4BCE #AA7BDB #C9ABE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#8B4BCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#8B4BCE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4BCE
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4BCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4BCE | 1.00 | 5.26 | 4.00 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#206CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6786
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4bce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.195 303.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b181de',
500: '#8b4bce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4bce; $custom-light: #b181de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4bce",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 75,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.313,
"s": 57.205,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55352,
"c": 0.19536,
"h": 303
},
"luminance": 0.14977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4BCE
secondary
#BBD69F
accent
#E04796
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83