#8B4EEC#8B4EEC

#8B4EEC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.225 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4EEC
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 236)
HSL	hsl(263, 81%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 66.9%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 57.75, -70.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 91.15, 309.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.0999 -0.2014)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.225 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.5082, 16.9933, 81.1187)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4EEC #AFEC4E

analogous

#4E60EC #8B4EEC #DA4EEC

triadic

#8B4EEC #EC8B4E #4EEC8B

tetradic

#8B4EEC #EC4E60 #AFEC4E #4EECDA

square

#8B4EEC #EC4E60 #AFEC4E #4EECDA

split-complementary

#8B4EEC #ECDA4E #60EC4E

monochromatic

#4E13AD #6719E4 #8B4EEC #AF85F2 #D3BDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8B4EEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8B4EEC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4EEC

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4EEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4EEC	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4eec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.225 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b484f3',
    500: '#8b4eec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4eec;
$custom-light: #b484f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4eec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.165,
    "s": 80.612,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57921,
    "c": 0.22487,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4EEC

secondary

#D2E8AE

accent

#DD098B

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6EFFE

border

#D0CAD6

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4EEC

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

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