#8B4ECB#8B4ECB

#8B4ECB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.188 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ECB
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 203)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 61.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 49.55, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 74.34, 311.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1031 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.188 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1489, 15.2496, 58.1596)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ECB #8ECB4E

analogous

#4E50CB #8B4ECB #C94ECB

triadic

#8B4ECB #CB8B4E #4ECB8B

tetradic

#8B4ECB #CB4E50 #8ECB4E #4ECBC9

square

#8B4ECB #CB4E50 #8ECB4E #4ECBC9

split-complementary

#8B4ECB #CBC94E #50CB4E

monochromatic

#4E247B #6C32AA #8B4ECB #AA7DD9 #C9ADE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8B4ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8B4ECB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ECB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ECB	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.188 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183db',
    500: '#8b4ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ecb;
$custom-light: #b183db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.28,
    "s": 54.585,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55558,
    "c": 0.18783,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ECB

secondary

#BBD5A0

accent

#DE4A96

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ECB

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

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