#8B56EA#8B56EA
#8B56EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.213 H 295.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B56EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 86, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 63%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 63.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.60, 53.17, -67.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.60, 85.70, 308.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.85% 0.0919 -0.1917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.85% 0.213 295.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8226, 18.0844, 79.7980) |
| Luminance | 0.1809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 1.06
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.80
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.05
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.70
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.45
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B56EA #B5EA56
analogous
#566BEA #8B56EA #D556EA
triadic
#8B56EA #EA8B56 #56EA8B
tetradic
#8B56EA #EA566B #B5EA56 #56EAD5
square
#8B56EA #EA566B #B5EA56 #56EAD5
split-complementary
#8B56EA #EAD556 #6BEA56
monochromatic
#4D16B0 #6620E3 #8B56EA #B08CF1 #D6C3F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#8B56EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#8B56EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B56EA
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B56EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B56EA | 1.00 | 4.55 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0077EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0074E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#737898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b56ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 86, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.213 295.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b388f2',
500: '#8b56ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b56ea; $custom-light: #b388f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b56ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 86,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.486,
"s": 77.895,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58845,
"c": 0.21262,
"h": 295.6
},
"luminance": 0.18085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B56EA
secondary
#D5E9B3
accent
#DA0B90
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FD
border
#D0CBD5
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85