#8B4ECE#8B4ECE

#8B4ECE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.191 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4ECE
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 62.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 50.28, -56.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 75.88, 311.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.1029 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.191 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5098, 15.3940, 60.0606)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4ECE #91CE4E

analogous

#4E51CE #8B4ECE #CB4ECE

triadic

#8B4ECE #CE8B4E #4ECE8B

tetradic

#8B4ECE #CE4E51 #91CE4E #4ECECB

square

#8B4ECE #CE4E51 #91CE4E #4ECECB

split-complementary

#8B4ECE #CECB4E #51CE4E

monochromatic

#4F237F #6C30AE #8B4ECE #AA7EDB #CAAEE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8B4ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8B4ECE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4ECE

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4ECE	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.191 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183de',
    500: '#8b4ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ece;
$custom-light: #b183de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.594,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55762,
    "c": 0.19123,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4ECE

secondary

#BDD7A1

accent

#E04897

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4ECE

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

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