#8B5ADD#8B5ADD

#8B5ADD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.192 H 297.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5ADD
RGB	rgb(139, 90, 221)
HSL	hsl(262, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 59.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.52, 47.68, -60.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.52, 76.64, 308.48°)
OKLab	oklab(58.51% 0.0882 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(58.51% 0.192 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.3515, 18.0213, 70.4300)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5ADD #ACDD5A

analogous

#5A6ADD #8B5ADD #CC5ADD

triadic

#8B5ADD #DD8B5A #5ADD8B

tetradic

#8B5ADD #DD5A6A #ACDD5A #5ADDCC

square

#8B5ADD #DD5A6A #ACDD5A #5ADDCC

split-complementary

#8B5ADD #DDCC5A #6ADD5A

monochromatic

#4F209C #682BCF #8B5ADD #AF8DE7 #D2BFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#8B5ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#8B5ADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5ADD

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5ADD	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2474DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 90, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.192 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28be8',
    500: '#8b5add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5add;
$custom-light: #b28be8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.443,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58513,
    "c": 0.19198,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5ADD

secondary

#D0E2B1

accent

#CE188A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5ADD

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

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