#8B4DCE#8B4DCE

#8B4DCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.193 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4DCE
RGB	rgb(139, 77, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 63%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 62.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 50.80, -57.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 76.46, 311.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1041 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.193 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4393, 15.2529, 60.0371)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4DCE #90CE4D

analogous

#4D4FCE #8B4DCE #CB4DCE

triadic

#8B4DCE #CE8B4D #4DCE8B

tetradic

#8B4DCE #CE4D4F #90CE4D #4DCECB

square

#8B4DCE #CE4D4F #90CE4D #4DCECB

split-complementary

#8B4DCE #CECB4D #4FCE4D

monochromatic

#4F237E #6C30AE #8B4DCE #AA7DDB #CAADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#8B4DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8B4DCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4DCE

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4DCE	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.193 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182de',
    500: '#8b4dce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4dce;
$custom-light: #b182de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.837,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55624,
    "c": 0.19262,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4DCE

secondary

#BCD6A1

accent

#E04897

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4DCE

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

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