#8B4DD6#8B4DD6
#8B4DD6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.202 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4DD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 77, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 63%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 64%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 64%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, 52.75, -60.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 80.55, 310.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.18% 0.1035 -0.173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.18% 0.202 300.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4360, 15.6516, 65.2863) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.30
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.58
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.62
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.97
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.48
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4DD6 #98D64D
analogous
#4D54D6 #8B4DD6 #CF4DD6
triadic
#8B4DD6 #D68B4D #4DD68B
tetradic
#8B4DD6 #D64D54 #98D64D #4DD6CF
square
#8B4DD6 #D64D54 #98D64D #4DD6CF
split-complementary
#8B4DD6 #D6CF4D #54D64D
monochromatic
#4F2089 #6C2BBB #8B4DD6 #AB7FE1 #CCB0ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#8B4DD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#8B4DD6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4DD6
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4DD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4DD6 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006EDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#116DD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6B8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4dd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.202 300.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b282e3',
500: '#8b4dd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4dd6; $custom-light: #b282e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4dd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 77,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.153,
"s": 62.557,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56181,
"c": 0.20161,
"h": 300.9
},
"luminance": 0.15652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4DD6
secondary
#C2DBA4
accent
#E6429C
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B16
muted
#807C84