#8B5BB0#8B5BB0

#8B5BB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.136 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5BB0
RGB	rgb(139, 91, 176)
HSL	hsl(274, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 48%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 48.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 35.99, -37.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 52.28, 313.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.0848 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.136 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2235, 16.1060, 43.0039)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5BB0 #80B05B

analogous

#615BB0 #8B5BB0 #B05BAB

triadic

#8B5BB0 #B08B5B #5BB08B

tetradic

#8B5BB0 #B0615B #80B05B #5BABB0

square

#8B5BB0 #B0615B #80B05B #5BABB0

split-complementary

#8B5BB0 #ABB05B #5BB061

monochromatic

#4C2F62 #6C438B #8B5BB0 #A884C4 #C5AED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8B5BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#8B5BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5BB0

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5BB0	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.136 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bc8',
    500: '#8b5bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5bb0;
$custom-light: #af8bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.882,
    "s": 34.979,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55891,
    "c": 0.13567,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5BB0

secondary

#B1C6A1

accent

#CB5D8D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5BB0

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

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