#8B4EBE#8B4EBE

#8B4EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.173 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EBE
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 46.44, -49.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 67.66, 313.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.1033 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.173 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6642, 14.6557, 50.3401)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EBE #81BE4E

analogous

#534EBE #8B4EBE #BE4EB9

triadic

#8B4EBE #BE8B4E #4EBE8B

tetradic

#8B4EBE #BE534E #81BE4E #4EB9BE

square

#8B4EBE #BE534E #81BE4E #4EB9BE

split-complementary

#8B4EBE #B9BE4E #4EBE53

monochromatic

#4C276A #6C3897 #8B4EBE #A87BCE #C6A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8B4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8B4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EBE

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EBE	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F69C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.173 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b082d2',
    500: '#8b4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ebe;
$custom-light: #b082d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.679,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54704,
    "c": 0.17304,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EBE

secondary

#B2CC9C

accent

#D6528E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EBE

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

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