#8B4CD5#8B4CD5
#8B4CD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.202 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4CD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 62%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 64%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.7%, 64.3%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.26, 53.01, -60.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.26, 80.60, 311.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.98% 0.1047 -0.1725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.98% 0.202 301.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2393, 15.4618, 64.5926) |
| Luminance | 0.1546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.58
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.36
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.75
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.77
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.43
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4CD5 #96D54C
analogous
#4C52D5 #8B4CD5 #CF4CD5
triadic
#8B4CD5 #D58B4C #4CD58B
tetradic
#8B4CD5 #D54C52 #96D54C #4CD5CF
square
#8B4CD5 #D54C52 #96D54C #4CD5CF
split-complementary
#8B4CD5 #D5CF4C #52D54C
monochromatic
#4F2087 #6C2BB9 #8B4CD5 #AB7EE1 #CBAFEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#8B4CD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#8B4CD5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4CD5
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4CD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4CD5 | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#106DD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6A8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4cd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.202 301.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b282e3',
500: '#8b4cd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4cd5; $custom-light: #b282e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4cd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.591,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55977,
"c": 0.20182,
"h": 301.2
},
"luminance": 0.15462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4CD5
secondary
#C1DAA2
accent
#E5439A
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B15
muted
#807C84