#8B5BBF#8B5BBF

#8B5BBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.154 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5BBF
RGB	rgb(139, 91, 191)
HSL	hsl(269, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 39.58, -45.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 60.21, 311.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.0863 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.154 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7905, 16.7328, 51.2565)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5BBF #8FBF5B

analogous

#5B5DBF #8B5BBF #BD5BBF

triadic

#8B5BBF #BF8B5B #5BBF8B

tetradic

#8B5BBF #BF5B5D #8FBF5B #5BBFBD

square

#8B5BBF #BF5B5D #8FBF5B #5BBFBD

split-complementary

#8B5BBF #BFBD5B #5DBF5B

monochromatic

#4E2D73 #6C3E9F #8B5BBF #AA87D0 #C9B3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#8B5BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#8B5BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5BBF

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5BBF	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A70C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4972BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.154 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd3',
    500: '#8b5bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5bbf;
$custom-light: #af8bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.8,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56754,
    "c": 0.15407,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5BBF

secondary

#BCD0A6

accent

#D45496

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5BBF

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

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