#8B4CE5#8B4CE5
#8B4CE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.220 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4CE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 76, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 75%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 67%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 66.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.38, 56.97, -67.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.38, 88.70, 309.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.14% 0.1029 -0.194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.14% 0.22 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3711, 16.3146, 75.8205) |
| Luminance | 0.1631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.34
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.27
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.94
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.03
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.22
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4CE5 #A6E54C
analogous
#4C5AE5 #8B4CE5 #D84CE5
triadic
#8B4CE5 #E58B4C #4CE58B
tetradic
#8B4CE5 #E54C5A #A6E54C #4CE5D8
square
#8B4CE5 #E54C5A #A6E54C #4CE5D8
split-complementary
#8B4CE5 #E5D84C #5AE54C
monochromatic
#4F179F #6A1FD5 #8B4CE5 #AE81ED #D0B7F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#8B4CE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#8B4CE5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4CE5
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4CE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4CE5 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#757092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4ce5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.220 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b382ee',
500: '#8b4ce5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4ce5; $custom-light: #b382ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4ce5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 76,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.706,
"s": 74.634,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5714,
"c": 0.21957,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.16315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4CE5
secondary
#CCE4A9
accent
#F137A4
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84