#8B4EAE#8B4EAE

#8B4EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.155 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EAE
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, 42.73, -41.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 59.45, 315.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1028 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.155 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0105, 13.9942, 41.6305)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EAE #71AE4E

analogous

#5B4EAE #8B4EAE #AE4EA1

triadic

#8B4EAE #AE8B4E #4EAE8B

tetradic

#8B4EAE #AE5B4E #71AE4E #4EA1AE

square

#8B4EAE #AE5B4E #71AE4E #4EA1AE

split-complementary

#8B4EAE #A1AE4E #4EAE5B

monochromatic

#472859 #693B84 #8B4EAE #A777C2 #C2A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8B4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EAE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EAE	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3365B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.155 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c6',
    500: '#8b4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4eae;
$custom-light: #af82c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.125,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53717,
    "c": 0.15482,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EAE

secondary

#A6C296

accent

#CE5A84

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EAE

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

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