#8B4ECC#8B4ECC

#8B4ECC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.189 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ECC
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 204)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 61.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 49.79, -55.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 74.86, 311.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.103 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.189 303)
XYZ	xyz(24.2684, 15.2974, 58.7892)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ECC #8FCC4E

analogous

#4E50CC #8B4ECC #CA4ECC

triadic

#8B4ECC #CC8B4E #4ECC8B

tetradic

#8B4ECC #CC4E50 #8FCC4E #4ECCCA

square

#8B4ECC #CC4E50 #8FCC4E #4ECCCA

split-complementary

#8B4ECC #CCCA4E #50CC4E

monochromatic

#4E247C #6C31AB #8B4ECC #AA7EDA #C9ADE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#8B4ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8B4ECC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ECC

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ECC	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.189 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183dc',
    500: '#8b4ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ecc;
$custom-light: #b183dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.048,
    "s": 55.263,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55626,
    "c": 0.18897,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.15297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ECC

secondary

#BCD5A1

accent

#DF4996

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ECC

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

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