#8B4CDE#8B4CDE

#8B4CDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.212 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CDE
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 222)
HSL	hsl(266, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 66%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 55.23, -64.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 85.17, 310.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1038 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.212 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4134, 15.9315, 70.7766)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CDE #9FDE4C

analogous

#4C56DE #8B4CDE #D44CDE

triadic

#8B4CDE #DE8B4C #4CDE8B

tetradic

#8B4CDE #DE4C56 #9FDE4C #4CDED4

square

#8B4CDE #DE4C56 #9FDE4C #4CDED4

split-complementary

#8B4CDE #DED44C #56DE4C

monochromatic

#501B94 #6B25C8 #8B4CDE #AC80E8 #CEB3F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8B4CDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8B4CDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CDE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CDE	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4cde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.212 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382e9',
    500: '#8b4cde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4cde;
$custom-light: #b382e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4cde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.89,
    "s": 68.868,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56623,
    "c": 0.21183,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CDE

secondary

#C7E0A6

accent

#EC3CA0

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

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