#8B5BDF#8B5BDF

#8B5BDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.193 H 296.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5BDF
RGB	rgb(139, 91, 223)
HSL	hsl(262, 67%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 59.2%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.86, 47.66, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.86, 77.09, 308.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.087 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.193 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.7044, 18.2984, 71.8700)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5BDF #AFDF5B

analogous

#5B6DDF #8B5BDF #CD5BDF

triadic

#8B5BDF #DF8B5B #5BDF8B

tetradic

#8B5BDF #DF5B6D #AFDF5B #5BDFCD

square

#8B5BDF #DF5B6D #AFDF5B #5BDFCD

split-complementary

#8B5BDF #DFCD5B #6DDF5B

monochromatic

#4E1FA0 #6729D4 #8B5BDF #AF8EE9 #D3C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#8B5BDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#8B5BDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5BDF

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5BDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5BDF	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2375DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777794

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5bdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 91, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.193 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28bea',
    500: '#8b5bdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5bdf;
$custom-light: #b28bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5bdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 67.347,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58799,
    "c": 0.19298,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5BDF

secondary

#D2E3B2

accent

#CF168C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5BDF

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

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