#8B5BDB#8B5BDB
#8B5BDB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.188 H 297.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5BDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 91, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 64%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 58%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.5%, 58.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.60, 46.62, -58.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.60, 74.99, 308.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.53% 0.0871 -0.1668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.53% 0.188 297.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1715, 18.0852, 69.0634) |
| Luminance | 0.1809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 1.98
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.90
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.54
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.82
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.84
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5BDB #ABDB5B
analogous
#5B6BDB #8B5BDB #CB5BDB
triadic
#8B5BDB #DB8B5B #5BDB8B
tetradic
#8B5BDB #DB5B6B #ABDB5B #5BDBCB
square
#8B5BDB #DB5B6B #ABDB5B #5BDBCB
split-complementary
#8B5BDB #DBCB5B #6BDB5B
monochromatic
#4F229A #682DCC #8B5BDB #AE8DE6 #D2BFF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#8B5BDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#8B5BDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5BDB
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5BDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5BDB | 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)
#0E76DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A74D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#787692
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5bdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.188 297.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28be7',
500: '#8b5bdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5bdb; $custom-light: #b28be7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5bdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 91,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.5,
"s": 64,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58529,
"c": 0.18818,
"h": 297.6
},
"luminance": 0.18086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5BDB
secondary
#CFE1B1
accent
#CC1A89
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FC
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110C16
muted
#807D84