#8B4CEB#8B4CEB

#8B4CEB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.226 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4CEB
RGB	rgb(139, 76, 235)
HSL	hsl(264, 80%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 67.7%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 58.48, -70.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 91.72, 309.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% 0.102 -0.2018)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.226 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.2234, 16.6555, 80.3090)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4CEB #ACEB4C

analogous

#4C5CEB #8B4CEB #DB4CEB

triadic

#8B4CEB #EB8B4C #4CEB8B

tetradic

#8B4CEB #EB4C5C #ACEB4C #4CEBDB

square

#8B4CEB #EB4C5C #ACEB4C #4CEBDB

split-complementary

#8B4CEB #EBDB4C #5CEB4C

monochromatic

#4F13AA #6819E1 #8B4CEB #AF83F1 #D2BAF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8B4CEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8B4CEB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4CEB

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4CEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4CEB	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737296

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ceb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 76, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.226 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b482f2',
    500: '#8b4ceb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ceb;
$custom-light: #b482f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ceb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.774,
    "s": 79.899,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57591,
    "c": 0.22617,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4CEB

secondary

#D0E7AB

accent

#DC0989

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4CEB

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

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