#8B4EBF#8B4EBF

#8B4EBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.174 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EBF
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 191)
HSL	hsl(272, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 59.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 46.67, -49.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 68.17, 313.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1033 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.174 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7738, 14.6995, 50.9177)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EBF #82BF4E

analogous

#524EBF #8B4EBF #BF4EBB

triadic

#8B4EBF #BF8B4E #4EBF8B

tetradic

#8B4EBF #BF524E #82BF4E #4EBBBF

square

#8B4EBF #BF524E #82BF4E #4EBBBF

split-complementary

#8B4EBF #BBBF4E #4EBF52

monochromatic

#4C276C #6C3799 #8B4EBF #A87BCF #C6A8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8B4EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8B4EBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EBF

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EBF	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E69C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83647F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.174 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b082d3',
    500: '#8b4ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ebf;
$custom-light: #b082d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.389,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54768,
    "c": 0.17417,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EBF

secondary

#B2CD9C

accent

#D7518F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EBF

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

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