#8B5ADA#8B5ADA

#8B5ADA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.188 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5ADA
RGB	rgb(139, 90, 218)
HSL	hsl(263, 63%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 59%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 58.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 46.91, -58.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 75.07, 308.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% 0.0883 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.188 298)
XYZ	xyz(26.9553, 17.8629, 68.3438)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5ADA #A9DA5A

analogous

#5A69DA #8B5ADA #CB5ADA

triadic

#8B5ADA #DA8B5A #5ADA8B

tetradic

#8B5ADA #DA5A69 #A9DA5A #5ADACB

square

#8B5ADA #DA5A69 #A9DA5A #5ADACB

split-complementary

#8B5ADA #DACB5A #69DA5A

monochromatic

#4F2298 #692DCA #8B5ADA #AE8CE5 #D1BEF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#8B5ADA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#8B5ADA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5ADA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5ADA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5ADA	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B75DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A74D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5ada;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 90, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.188 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18be6',
    500: '#8b5ada',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5ada;
$custom-light: #b18be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5ada",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.969,
    "s": 63.366,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58311,
    "c": 0.18839,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.17863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5ADA

secondary

#CEE0AF

accent

#CB1A87

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5ADA

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

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