#8B4EDE#8B4EDE

#8B4EDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.209 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EDE
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 222)
HSL	hsl(265, 69%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 54.23, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 84.07, 310.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1016 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.209 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.5534, 16.2114, 70.8232)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EDE #A1DE4E

analogous

#4E59DE #8B4EDE #D34EDE

triadic

#8B4EDE #DE8B4E #4EDE8B

tetradic

#8B4EDE #DE4E59 #A1DE4E #4EDED3

square

#8B4EDE #DE4E59 #A1DE4E #4EDED3

split-complementary

#8B4EDE #DED34E #59DE4E

monochromatic

#4F1C96 #6B26C9 #8B4EDE #AD82E8 #CFB5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8B4EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8B4EDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EDE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EDE	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.209 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b383e9',
    500: '#8b4ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4ede;
$custom-light: #b383e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.417,
    "s": 68.571,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56887,
    "c": 0.20927,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EDE

secondary

#C8E0A8

accent

#EB3CA1

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EDE

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

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