#8B4BDC#8B4BDC

#8B4BDC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.211 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8B4BDC
RGBrgb(139, 75, 220)
HSLhsl(266, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(266, 66%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(36.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(46.56, 55.23, -64.21)
CIE-LCHlch(46.56, 84.70, 310.70°)
OKLaboklab(56.35% 0.1051 -0.1829)
OKLCHoklch(56.35% 0.211 299.9)
XYZxyz(26.0786, 15.6882, 69.3505)
Luminance0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8B4BDC #9CDC4B
analogous
#4B53DC #8B4BDC #D44BDC
triadic
#8B4BDC #DC8B4B #4BDC8B
tetradic
#8B4BDC #DC4B53 #9CDC4B #4BDCD4
square
#8B4BDC #DC4B53 #9CDC4B #4BDCD4
split-complementary
#8B4BDC #DCD44B #53DC4B
monochromatic
#4F1C91 #6C26C4 #8B4BDC #AC7EE6 #CDB1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08
#8B4BDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14
#8B4BDC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BDC
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8B4BDC#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8B4BDC1.005.084.145.08
#FFFFFF5.081.0021.001.00
#0000004.1421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.081.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#006EE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006DD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#796C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8b4bdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.211 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e8',
    500: '#8b4bdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8b4bdc;
$custom-light: #b281e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8b4bdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.483,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56348,
    "c": 0.21089,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8B4BDC
secondary
#C5DEA4
accent
#EA3D9E
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84

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#8B4BDC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva