#8B5BBD#8B5BBD

#8B5BBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.152 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5BBD
RGB	rgb(139, 91, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 39.10, -44.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 59.15, 311.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.0862 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.152 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5719, 16.6454, 50.1053)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5BBD #8DBD5B

analogous

#5B5CBD #8B5BBD #BC5BBD

triadic

#8B5BBD #BD8B5B #5BBD8B

tetradic

#8B5BBD #BD5B5C #8DBD5B #5BBDBC

square

#8B5BBD #BD5B5C #8DBD5B #5BBDBC

split-complementary

#8B5BBD #BDBC5B #5CBD5B

monochromatic

#4E2D70 #6C3F9C #8B5BBD #AA87CF #C9B2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8B5BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8B5BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5BBD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5BBD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C70C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.152 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd1',
    500: '#8b5bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5bbd;
$custom-light: #af8bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.388,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56635,
    "c": 0.15162,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5BBD

secondary

#BACFA5

accent

#D25595

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5BBD

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

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