#8B4EDC#8B4EDC

#8B4EDC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.207 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8B4EDC
RGBrgb(139, 78, 220)
HSLhsl(266, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(266, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(36.8%, 64.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(47.11, 53.73, -63.32)
CIE-LCHlch(47.11, 83.05, 310.32°)
OKLaboklab(56.74% 0.1018 -0.1803)
OKLCHoklch(56.74% 0.207 299.5)
XYZxyz(26.2869, 16.1048, 69.4199)
Luminance0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8B4EDC #9FDC4E
analogous
#4E58DC #8B4EDC #D24EDC
triadic
#8B4EDC #DC8B4E #4EDC8B
tetradic
#8B4EDC #DC4E58 #9FDC4E #4EDCD2
square
#8B4EDC #DC4E58 #9FDC4E #4EDCD2
split-complementary
#8B4EDC #DCD24E #58DC4E
monochromatic
#501D93 #6B27C6 #8B4EDC #AC81E6 #CEB4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98
#8B4EDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22
#8B4EDC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EDC
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8B4EDC#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8B4EDC1.004.984.224.98
#FFFFFF4.981.0021.001.00
#0000004.2221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.981.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#796E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8b4edc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.207 299.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b283e8',
    500: '#8b4edc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8b4edc;
$custom-light: #b283e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8b4edc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.775,
    "s": 66.981,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56743,
    "c": 0.20703,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8B4EDC
secondary
#C7DFA7
accent
#EA3EA0
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B16
muted
#807C84

Preview Lab

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#8B4EDC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva