#8B4DCD#8B4DCD

#8B4DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.192 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4DCD
RGB	rgb(139, 77, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 50.55, -56.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 75.94, 311.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1041 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.192 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.3182, 15.2045, 59.3994)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4DCD #8FCD4D

analogous

#4D4FCD #8B4DCD #CB4DCD

triadic

#8B4DCD #CD8B4D #4DCD8B

tetradic

#8B4DCD #CD4D4F #8FCD4D #4DCDCB

square

#8B4DCD #CD4D4F #8FCD4D #4DCDCB

split-complementary

#8B4DCD #CDCB4D #4FCD4D

monochromatic

#4E237D #6C30AC #8B4DCD #AA7DDA #C9ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#8B4DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8B4DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4DCD

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4DCD	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.192 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182dd',
    500: '#8b4dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4dcd;
$custom-light: #b182dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.063,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55555,
    "c": 0.1915,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4DCD

secondary

#BCD6A0

accent

#DF4896

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4DCD

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

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