#8B4BD1#8B4BD1

#8B4BD1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.199 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BD1
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 209)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 64.1%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 52.54, -59.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 79.12, 311.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1061 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.199 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6695, 15.1245, 61.9289)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BD1 #91D14B

analogous

#4B4ED1 #8B4BD1 #CE4BD1

triadic

#8B4BD1 #D18B4B #4BD18B

tetradic

#8B4BD1 #D14B4E #91D14B #4BD1CE

square

#8B4BD1 #D14B4E #91D14B #4BD1CE

split-complementary

#8B4BD1 #D1CE4B #4ED14B

monochromatic

#4F2181 #6C2DB1 #8B4BD1 #AA7CDD #CAACEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8B4BD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8B4BD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BD1

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BD1	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A6CCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.199 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e0',
    500: '#8b4bd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bd1;
$custom-light: #b281e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.657,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55561,
    "c": 0.1987,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BD1

secondary

#BDD8A0

accent

#E24597

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BD1

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

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