#8B5BCD#8B5BCD

#8B5BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.171 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5BCD
RGB	rgb(139, 91, 205)
HSL	hsl(265, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(265, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 55.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 43.06, -52.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 67.62, 309.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.087 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.171 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4054, 17.3788, 59.7618)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5BCD #9DCD5B

analogous

#5B64CD #8B5BCD #C45BCD

triadic

#8B5BCD #CD8B5B #5BCD8B

tetradic

#8B5BCD #CD5B64 #9DCD5B #5BCDC4

square

#8B5BCD #CD5B64 #9DCD5B #5BCDC4

split-complementary

#8B5BCD #CDC45B #64CD5B

monochromatic

#4F2985 #6C37B4 #8B5BCD #AC8ADB #CDB9EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#8B5BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#8B5BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5BCD

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5BCD	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B73D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C73CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E728B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.171 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08bdd',
    500: '#8b5bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5bcd;
$custom-light: #b08bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.263,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57616,
    "c": 0.17121,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5BCD

secondary

#C5D9AB

accent

#DD4B9F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5BCD

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

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