#8B4FD8#8B4FD8
#8B4FD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.201 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4FD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 79, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 63%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 52.23, -61.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 80.44, 310.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.59% 0.1011 -0.174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.59% 0.201 300.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8351, 16.0386, 66.6871) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.74
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.28
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.16
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.26
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.40
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4FD8 #9CD84F
analogous
#4F58D8 #8B4FD8 #CF4FD8
triadic
#8B4FD8 #D88B4F #4FD88B
tetradic
#8B4FD8 #D84F58 #9CD84F #4FD8CF
square
#8B4FD8 #D84F58 #9CD84F #4FD8CF
split-complementary
#8B4FD8 #D8CF4F #58D84F
monochromatic
#4F1F8D #6C2ABF #8B4FD8 #AC81E3 #CDB3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8B4FD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8B4FD8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4FD8
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4FD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4FD8 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#116FD5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A6D8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4fd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.201 300.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b284e5',
500: '#8b4fd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4fd8; $custom-light: #b284e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4fd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 79,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.277,
"s": 63.721,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56593,
"c": 0.2012,
"h": 300.2
},
"luminance": 0.16039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4FD8
secondary
#C5DDA6
accent
#E7419E
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B16
muted
#807C84