#8B4CCD#8B4CCD

#8B4CCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.193 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CCD
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 51.07, -56.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 76.51, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1053 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.193 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2488, 15.0656, 59.3762)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CCD #8ECD4C

analogous

#4C4ECD #8B4CCD #CB4CCD

triadic

#8B4CCD #CD8B4C #4CCD8B

tetradic

#8B4CCD #CD4C4E #8ECD4C #4CCDCB

square

#8B4CCD #CD4C4E #8ECD4C #4CCDCB

split-complementary

#8B4CCD #CDCB4C #4ECD4C

monochromatic

#4E237C #6C30AC #8B4CCD #AA7CDA #C9ACE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8B4CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8B4CCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CCD

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CCD	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.193 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181dd',
    500: '#8b4ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ccd;
$custom-light: #b181dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.302,
    "s": 56.332,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55419,
    "c": 0.19287,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CCD

secondary

#BBD59F

accent

#E04896

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CCD

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

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