#8B4CBC#8B4CBC

#8B4CBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.174 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CBC
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 188)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 59.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 47.02, -48.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 67.81, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.1059 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.174 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3071, 14.2890, 49.1501)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CBC #7DBC4C

analogous

#534CBC #8B4CBC #BC4CB5

triadic

#8B4CBC #BC8B4C #4CBC8B

tetradic

#8B4CBC #BC534C #7DBC4C #4CB5BC

square

#8B4CBC #BC534C #7DBC4C #4CB5BC

split-complementary

#8B4CBC #B5BC4C #4CBC53

monochromatic

#4B2767 #6B3794 #8B4CBC #A879CD #C5A5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8B4CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8B4CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CBC

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CBC	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D67C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83627D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.174 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b081d1',
    500: '#8b4cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4cbc;
$custom-light: #b081d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54289,
    "c": 0.17376,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CBC

secondary

#AFCA99

accent

#D5538C

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CBC

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

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