#8B4FBE#8B4FBE

#8B4FBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.172 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4FBE
RGB	rgb(139, 79, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 58.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 45.91, -48.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 67.06, 313.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.1021 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.172 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7358, 14.7989, 50.3639)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4FBE #82BE4F

analogous

#534FBE #8B4FBE #BE4FBA

triadic

#8B4FBE #BE8B4F #4FBE8B

tetradic

#8B4FBE #BE534F #82BE4F #4FBABE

square

#8B4FBE #BE534F #82BE4F #4FBABE

split-complementary

#8B4FBE #BABE4F #4FBE53

monochromatic

#4C286B #6C3898 #8B4FBE #A87CCF #C6A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8B4FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8B4FBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4FBE

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4FBE	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83647F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.172 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b083d2',
    500: '#8b4fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4fbe;
$custom-light: #b083d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 46.058,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54849,
    "c": 0.17153,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4FBE

secondary

#B2CC9C

accent

#D6528F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4FBE

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

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