#8B53CB#8B53CB
#8B53CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.181 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B53CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 83, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 54%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.5%, 59.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.96, 46.92, -53.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.96, 71.41, 311.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.28% 0.097 -0.1524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.28% 0.181 302.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5177, 15.9873, 58.2825) |
| Luminance | 0.1599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.12
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.89
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.69
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.83
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.23
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B53CB #93CB53
analogous
#5357CB #8B53CB #C753CB
triadic
#8B53CB #CB8B53 #53CB8B
tetradic
#8B53CB #CB5357 #93CB53 #53CBC7
square
#8B53CB #CB5357 #93CB53 #53CBC7
split-complementary
#8B53CB #CBC753 #57CB53
monochromatic
#4F267E #6C34AD #8B53CB #AB82D9 #CAB1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#8B53CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#8B53CB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B53CB
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B53CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B53CB | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#166ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#336FC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6B87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b53cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 83, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.181 302.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b186db',
500: '#8b53cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b53cb; $custom-light: #b186db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b53cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 83,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268,
"s": 53.571,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56275,
"c": 0.18066,
"h": 302.5
},
"luminance": 0.15987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B53CB
secondary
#BFD6A4
accent
#DD4B99
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83