#8B4FBD#8B4FBD

#8B4FBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.170 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4FBD
RGB	rgb(139, 79, 189)
HSL	hsl(273, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 58.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 45.67, -48.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 66.55, 313.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1021 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.17 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6268, 14.7553, 49.7903)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4FBD #81BD4F

analogous

#544FBD #8B4FBD #BD4FB8

triadic

#8B4FBD #BD8B4F #4FBD8B

tetradic

#8B4FBD #BD544F #81BD4F #4FB8BD

square

#8B4FBD #BD544F #81BD4F #4FB8BD

split-complementary

#8B4FBD #B8BD4F #4FBD54

monochromatic

#4C286A #6C3896 #8B4FBD #A87CCE #C6A8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8B4FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8B4FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4FBD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4FBD	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2469C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.170 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b083d1',
    500: '#8b4fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4fbd;
$custom-light: #b083d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54785,
    "c": 0.17039,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4FBD

secondary

#B2CC9C

accent

#D5538E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4FBD

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

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