#8B4EAC#8B4EAC

#8B4EAC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.153 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EAC
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 172)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 54.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 42.28, -40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 58.43, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1027 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.153 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8169, 13.9168, 40.6113)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EAC #6FAC4E

analogous

#5C4EAC #8B4EAC #AC4E9E

triadic

#8B4EAC #AC8B4E #4EAC8B

tetradic

#8B4EAC #AC5C4E #6FAC4E #4E9EAC

square

#8B4EAC #AC5C4E #6FAC4E #4E9EAC

split-complementary

#8B4EAC #9EAC4E #4EAC5C

monochromatic

#472858 #693B82 #8B4EAC #A776C1 #C2A0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8B4EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B4EAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EAC

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EAC	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3565AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.153 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c5',
    500: '#8b4eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4eac;
$custom-light: #af82c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.936,
    "s": 37.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.536,
    "c": 0.15255,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EAC

secondary

#A4C195

accent

#CE5A83

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EAC

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

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