#8B5BDC#8B5BDC
#8B5BDC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.189 H 297.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5BDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 91, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.8%, 58.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.66, 46.88, -59.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.66, 75.52, 308.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.6% 0.0871 -0.1682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.189 297.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3035, 18.1380, 69.7588) |
| Luminance | 0.1814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 1.89
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.88
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.46
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.72
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.86
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5BDC #ACDC5B
analogous
#5B6BDC #8B5BDC #CC5BDC
triadic
#8B5BDC #DC8B5B #5BDC8B
tetradic
#8B5BDC #DC5B6B #ACDC5B #5BDCCC
square
#8B5BDC #DC5B6B #ACDC5B #5BDCCC
split-complementary
#8B5BDC #DCCC5B #6BDC5B
monochromatic
#4F219B #682CCE #8B5BDC #AF8DE7 #D2C0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#8B5BDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#8B5BDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5BDC
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5BDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5BDC | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0977E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2975D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#787693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5bdc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.189 297.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28be8',
500: '#8b5bdc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5bdc; $custom-light: #b28be8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5bdc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 91,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.326,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58596,
"c": 0.18937,
"h": 297.4
},
"luminance": 0.18138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5BDC
secondary
#D0E2B1
accent
#CD198A
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FD
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110C16
muted
#807D84