#8B4CBE#8B4CBE

#8B4CBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.176 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CBE
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 60%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 47.49, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 68.83, 313.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.1059 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.176 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.5242, 14.3758, 50.2934)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CBE #7FBE4C

analogous

#524CBE #8B4CBE #BE4CB8

triadic

#8B4CBE #BE8B4C #4CBE8B

tetradic

#8B4CBE #BE524C #7FBE4C #4CB8BE

square

#8B4CBE #BE524C #7FBE4C #4CB8BE

split-complementary

#8B4CBE #B8BE4C #4CBE52

monochromatic

#4B2669 #6B3796 #8B4CBE #A879CE #C5A6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8B4CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8B4CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CBE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CBE	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1968C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.176 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b081d2',
    500: '#8b4cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4cbe;
$custom-light: #b081d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.158,
    "s": 46.721,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54418,
    "c": 0.17601,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CBE

secondary

#B0CC9A

accent

#D6518D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CBE

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

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