#8B4CAF#8B4CAF

#8B4CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.159 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CAF
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 56.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 44.03, -42.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 61.17, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% 0.1056 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.159 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9684, 13.7535, 42.0992)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CAF #70AF4C

analogous

#5A4CAF #8B4CAF #AF4CA2

triadic

#8B4CAF #AF8B4C #4CAF8B

tetradic

#8B4CAF #AF5A4C #70AF4C #4CA2AF

square

#8B4CAF #AF5A4C #70AF4C #4CA2AF

split-complementary

#8B4CAF #A2AF4C #4CAF5A

monochromatic

#47275A #693984 #8B4CAF #A775C3 #C2A0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8B4CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8B4CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CAF

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CAF	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E65B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.159 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af81c7',
    500: '#8b4caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4caf;
$custom-light: #af81c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 39.442,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53481,
    "c": 0.15913,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CAF

secondary

#A5C294

accent

#CF5884

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CAF

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

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