#8B4BD2#8B4BD2

#8B4BD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.200 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BD2
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 210)
HSL	hsl(268, 60%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 64%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 64.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 52.79, -59.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 79.62, 311.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1061 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.2 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.7937, 15.1742, 62.5830)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BD2 #92D24B

analogous

#4B4ED2 #8B4BD2 #CE4BD2

triadic

#8B4BD2 #D28B4B #4BD28B

tetradic

#8B4BD2 #D24B4E #92D24B #4BD2CE

square

#8B4BD2 #D24B4E #92D24B #4BD2CE

split-complementary

#8B4BD2 #D2CE4B #4ED24B

monochromatic

#4F2182 #6C2DB3 #8B4BD2 #AB7CDE #CAADEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#8B4BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#8B4BD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BD2

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BD2	1.00	5.20	4.03	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176CCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.200 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e1',
    500: '#8b4bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4bd2;
$custom-light: #b281e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.444,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55632,
    "c": 0.19981,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BD2

secondary

#BED8A0

accent

#E34598

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BD2

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

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