#8B5CDC#8B5CDC

#8B5CDC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.188 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5CDC
RGB	rgb(139, 92, 220)
HSL	hsl(262, 65%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 58%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 58.2%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 46.33, -58.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 74.92, 308.21°)
OKLab	oklab(58.75% 0.0859 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(58.75% 0.188 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.3896, 18.3101, 69.7874)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5CDC #ADDC5C

analogous

#5C6DDC #8B5CDC #CB5CDC

triadic

#8B5CDC #DC8B5C #5CDC8B

tetradic

#8B5CDC #DC5C6D #ADDC5C #5CDCCB

square

#8B5CDC #DC5C6D #ADDC5C #5CDCCB

split-complementary

#8B5CDC #DCCB5C #6DDC5C

monochromatic

#4F229C #682CCE #8B5CDC #AF8EE7 #D3C1F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#8B5CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#8B5CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5CDC

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5CDC	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	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)

#1077E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B75D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787793

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 92, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.188 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28ce8',
    500: '#8b5cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5cdc;
$custom-light: #b28ce8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.031,
    "s": 64.646,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58747,
    "c": 0.18796,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5CDC

secondary

#D0E2B2

accent

#CC198B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5CDC

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

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