#8B4FC8#8B4FC8
#8B4FC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.183 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4FC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 60.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.98, 48.30, -53.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.98, 72.22, 311.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.5% 0.102 -0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.183 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8664, 15.2511, 56.3188) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.92
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.28
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.49
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.81
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.98
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4FC8 #8CC84F
analogous
#4F50C8 #8B4FC8 #C84FC8
triadic
#8B4FC8 #C88B4F #4FC88B
tetradic
#8B4FC8 #C84F50 #8CC84F #4FC8C8
square
#8B4FC8 #C84F50 #8CC84F #4FC8C8
split-complementary
#8B4FC8 #C8C84F #50C84F
monochromatic
#4E2577 #6C34A6 #8B4FC8 #AA7ED7 #C8ACE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#8B4FC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#8B4FC8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4FC8
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4FC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4FC8 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B6BCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#316DC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#806884
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4fc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.183 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b183d9',
500: '#8b4fc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4fc8; $custom-light: #b183d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4fc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.752,
"s": 52.381,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55499,
"c": 0.18299,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.15251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4FC8
secondary
#BAD3A0
accent
#DC4C94
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83