#8B4BE0#8B4BE0

#8B4BE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.215 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4BE0
RGB	rgb(139, 75, 224)
HSL	hsl(266, 71%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 56.22, -66.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 86.72, 310.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1046 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.215 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6147, 15.9026, 72.1739)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4BE0 #A0E04B

analogous

#4B55E0 #8B4BE0 #D54BE0

triadic

#8B4BE0 #E08B4B #4BE08B

tetradic

#8B4BE0 #E04B55 #A0E04B #4BE0D5

square

#8B4BE0 #E04B55 #A0E04B #4BE0D5

split-complementary

#8B4BE0 #E0D54B #55E04B

monochromatic

#501A97 #6B23CB #8B4BE0 #AD7FE9 #CEB3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8B4BE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8B4BE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4BE0

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4BE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4BE0	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 75, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.215 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381eb',
    500: '#8b4be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4be0;
$custom-light: #b381eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.772,
    "s": 70.616,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56641,
    "c": 0.2153,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4BE0

secondary

#C8E1A6

accent

#ED3AA1

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4BE0

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

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