#8B4CD0#8B4CD0

#8B4CD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.196 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CD0
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 208)
HSL	hsl(269, 58%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 63%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 51.79, -58.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 78.05, 311.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1051 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.196 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6144, 15.2119, 61.3017)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CD0 #91D04C

analogous

#4C4FD0 #8B4CD0 #CD4CD0

triadic

#8B4CD0 #D08B4C #4CD08B

tetradic

#8B4CD0 #D04C4F #91D04C #4CD0CD

square

#8B4CD0 #D04C4F #91D04C #4CD0CD

split-complementary

#8B4CD0 #D0CD4C #4FD04C

monochromatic

#4F2280 #6C2EB0 #8B4CD0 #AA7CDD #CAADE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8B4CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8B4CD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CD0

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CD0	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6CCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.196 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182df',
    500: '#8b4cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4cd0;
$custom-light: #b182df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.636,
    "s": 58.407,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55626,
    "c": 0.19624,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CD0

secondary

#BDD7A0

accent

#E24697

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CD0

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

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