#8B52BE#8B52BE

#8B52BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.167 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B52BE
RGB	rgb(139, 82, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 56.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 44.30, -47.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 65.26, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.0982 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.167 306)
XYZ	xyz(22.9571, 15.2415, 50.4377)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B52BE #85BE52

analogous

#5552BE #8B52BE #BE52BB

triadic

#8B52BE #BE8B52 #52BE8B

tetradic

#8B52BE #BE5552 #85BE52 #52BBBE

square

#8B52BE #BE5552 #85BE52 #52BBBE

split-complementary

#8B52BE #BBBE52 #52BE55

monochromatic

#4D296D #6C3A99 #8B52BE #A97ECF #C7ABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8B52BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8B52BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B52BE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B52BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B52BE	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b52be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 82, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.167 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b085d2',
    500: '#8b52be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b52be;
$custom-light: #b085d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b52be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.667,
    "s": 45.378,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55292,
    "c": 0.16697,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.15241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B52BE

secondary

#B5CD9F

accent

#D55390

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B52BE

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

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