#8B4FDB#8B4FDB

#8B4FDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.205 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4FDB
RGB	rgb(139, 79, 219)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 64%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 63.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 52.97, -62.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 81.98, 310.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1008 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.205 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2265, 16.1951, 68.7483)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4FDB #9FDB4F

analogous

#4F59DB #8B4FDB #D14FDB

triadic

#8B4FDB #DB8B4F #4FDB8B

tetradic

#8B4FDB #DB4F59 #9FDB4F #4FDBD1

square

#8B4FDB #DB4F59 #9FDB4F #4FDBD1

split-complementary

#8B4FDB #DBD14F #59DB4F

monochromatic

#501E92 #6B28C5 #8B4FDB #AC82E5 #CEB5F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8B4FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8B4FDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4FDB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4FDB	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#026FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796E8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.205 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284e7',
    500: '#8b4fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4fdb;
$custom-light: #b284e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 66.038,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56806,
    "c": 0.2046,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4FDB

secondary

#C7DFA7

accent

#E93FA0

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4FDB

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

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