#8B4FDE#8B4FDE

#8B4FDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.208 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4FDE
RGB	rgb(139, 79, 222)
HSL	hsl(265, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 64.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 53.72, -63.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 83.51, 310.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.02% 0.1006 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(57.02% 0.208 298.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.6250, 16.3545, 70.8471)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4FDE #A2DE4F

analogous

#4F5BDE #8B4FDE #D34FDE

triadic

#8B4FDE #DE8B4F #4FDE8B

tetradic

#8B4FDE #DE4F5B #A2DE4F #4FDED3

square

#8B4FDE #DE4F5B #A2DE4F #4FDED3

split-complementary

#8B4FDE #DED34F #5BDE4F

monochromatic

#4F1C96 #6B26CA #8B4FDE #AD83E8 #CFB6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8B4FDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8B4FDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4FDE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4FDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4FDE	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786F90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4fde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 79, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.208 298.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284e9',
    500: '#8b4fde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4fde;
$custom-light: #b284e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4fde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.175,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57021,
    "c": 0.20798,
    "h": 298.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4FDE

secondary

#C9E0A8

accent

#EB3DA2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4FDE

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

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