#8B4CCC#8B4CCC

#8B4CCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.192 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CCC
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 62.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 50.82, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 76.00, 311.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1054 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.192 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1285, 15.0175, 58.7426)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CCC #8DCC4C

analogous

#4C4DCC #8B4CCC #CB4CCC

triadic

#8B4CCC #CC8B4C #4CCC8B

tetradic

#8B4CCC #CC4C4D #8DCC4C #4CCCCB

square

#8B4CCC #CC4C4D #8DCC4C #4CCCCB

split-complementary

#8B4CCC #CCCB4C #4DCC4C

monochromatic

#4E237B #6C31AA #8B4CCC #AA7CDA #C9ABE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8B4CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8B4CCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CCC

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CCC	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.192 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181dc',
    500: '#8b4ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ccc;
$custom-light: #b181dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.531,
    "s": 55.652,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5535,
    "c": 0.19175,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CCC

secondary

#BAD59F

accent

#DF4995

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CCC

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

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