#8B5CBB#8B5CBB

#8B5CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.148 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5CBB
RGB	rgb(139, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(270, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 38.05, -43.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 57.46, 311.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% 0.0846 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.148 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.4423, 16.7312, 48.9985)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5CBB #8CBB5C

analogous

#5C5DBB #8B5CBB #BB5CBB

triadic

#8B5CBB #BB8B5C #5CBB8B

tetradic

#8B5CBB #BB5C5D #8CBB5C #5CBBBB

square

#8B5CBB #BB5C5D #8CBB5C #5CBBBB

split-complementary

#8B5CBB #BBBB5C #5DBB5C

monochromatic

#4E2E6F #6C409A #8B5CBB #AA87CD #C8B2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#8B5CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#8B5CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5CBB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5CBB	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)

#3F70BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D72B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.148 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bd0',
    500: '#8b5cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5cbb;
$custom-light: #af8bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.684,
    "s": 41.126,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56681,
    "c": 0.14754,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.16731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5CBB

secondary

#BACDA5

accent

#D15795

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5CBB

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

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