#8B4EAA#8B4EAA

#8B4EAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.150 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EAA
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.00, 41.83, -39.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.00, 57.41, 316.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% 0.1025 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.15 313)
XYZ	xyz(20.6263, 13.8405, 39.6074)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EAA #6DAA4E

analogous

#5D4EAA #8B4EAA #AA4E9B

triadic

#8B4EAA #AA8B4E #4EAA8B

tetradic

#8B4EAA #AA5D4E #6DAA4E #4E9BAA

square

#8B4EAA #AA5D4E #6DAA4E #4E9BAA

split-complementary

#8B4EAA #9BAA4E #4EAA5D

monochromatic

#462856 #693B80 #8B4EAA #A775C0 #C29FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8B4EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8B4EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EAA

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EAA	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3665AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.150 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c4',
    500: '#8b4eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4eaa;
$custom-light: #af82c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.783,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53483,
    "c": 0.15029,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.1384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EAA

secondary

#A3C094

accent

#CD5B81

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EAA

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

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