#8B5ADE#8B5ADE

#8B5ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.193 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5ADE
RGB	rgb(139, 90, 222)
HSL	hsl(262, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 59.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 47.94, -60.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 77.16, 308.41°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.0882 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.193 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.4851, 18.0748, 71.1338)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5ADE #ADDE5A

analogous

#5A6BDE #8B5ADE #CD5ADE

triadic

#8B5ADE #DE8B5A #5ADE8B

tetradic

#8B5ADE #DE5A6B #ADDE5A #5ADECD

square

#8B5ADE #DE5A6B #ADDE5A #5ADECD

split-complementary

#8B5ADE #DECD5A #6BDE5A

monochromatic

#4F209E #682AD1 #8B5ADE #AF8DE8 #D3C0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#8B5ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#8B5ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5ADE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5ADE	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)

#0076E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2274DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 90, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.193 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28be9',
    500: '#8b5ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5ade;
$custom-light: #b28be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.273,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58581,
    "c": 0.19318,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5ADE

secondary

#D0E3B1

accent

#CF178A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5ADE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →