#8B4FCC#8B4FCC
#8B4FCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.188 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.9%, 61.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.23, 49.27, -55.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.23, 74.28, 311.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.77% 0.1018 -0.1575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.77% 0.188 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3400, 15.4406, 58.8131) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.32
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.56
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.66
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.04
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.30
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4FCC #90CC4F
analogous
#4F51CC #8B4FCC #C94FCC
triadic
#8B4FCC #CC8B4F #4FCC8B
tetradic
#8B4FCC #CC4F51 #90CC4F #4FCCC9
square
#8B4FCC #CC4F51 #90CC4F #4FCCC9
split-complementary
#8B4FCC #CCC94F #51CC4F
monochromatic
#4F247D #6C32AC #8B4FCC #AA7EDA #CAAEE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#8B4FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#8B4FCC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4FCC
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4FCC | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B6DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6986
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.188 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b183dc',
500: '#8b4fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4fcc; $custom-light: #b183dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.8,
"s": 55.066,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55766,
"c": 0.18756,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.15441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4FCC
secondary
#BCD5A1
accent
#DE4997
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83