#8B4EAF#8B4EAF

#8B4EAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.156 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EAF
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 42.96, -41.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 59.96, 315.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1029 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.156 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1083, 14.0333, 42.1459)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EAF #72AF4E

analogous

#5B4EAF #8B4EAF #AF4EA3

triadic

#8B4EAF #AF8B4E #4EAF8B

tetradic

#8B4EAF #AF5B4E #72AF4E #4EA3AF

square

#8B4EAF #AF5B4E #72AF4E #4EA3AF

split-complementary

#8B4EAF #A3AF4E #4EAF5B

monochromatic

#48285A #693B85 #8B4EAF #A778C3 #C2A2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8B4EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8B4EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EAF

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EAF	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3266B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.156 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af82c7',
    500: '#8b4eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4eaf;
$custom-light: #af82c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.732,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53777,
    "c": 0.15595,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EAF

secondary

#A7C396

accent

#CE5A85

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EAF

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

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