#8B4FB0#8B4FB0

#8B4FB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.155 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4FB0
RGB	rgb(139, 79, 176)
HSL	hsl(277, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 55.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 42.65, -42.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 59.86, 315.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.1016 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.155 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2785, 14.2159, 42.6889)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4FB0 #74B04F

analogous

#5A4FB0 #8B4FB0 #B04FA5

triadic

#8B4FB0 #B08B4F #4FB08B

tetradic

#8B4FB0 #B05A4F #74B04F #4FA5B0

square

#8B4FB0 #B05A4F #74B04F #4FA5B0

split-complementary

#8B4FB0 #A5B04F #4FB05A

monochromatic

#48295C #6A3C86 #8B4FB0 #A779C3 #C3A3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8B4FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8B4FB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4FB0

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4FB0	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.155 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af83c8',
    500: '#8b4fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4fb0;
$custom-light: #af83c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.113,
    "s": 38.039,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53987,
    "c": 0.15548,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4FB0

secondary

#A8C398

accent

#CE5A86

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4FB0

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

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