#8B5DF4#8B5DF4
#8B5DF4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.215 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5DF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 93, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 87%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 62%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 61.9%, 0%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.67, 52.09, -69.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.67, 86.83, 306.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.56% 0.0837 -0.1984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.56% 0.215 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8865, 19.8484, 87.7742) |
| Luminance | 0.1985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.19
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.06
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.55
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.66
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.45
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5DF4 #C6F45D
analogous
#5D7AF4 #8B5DF4 #D65DF4
triadic
#8B5DF4 #F48B5D #5DF48B
tetradic
#8B5DF4 #F45D7A #C6F45D #5DF4D6
square
#8B5DF4 #F45D7A #C6F45D #5DF4D6
split-complementary
#8B5DF4 #F4D65D #7AF45D
monochromatic
#470EC9 #6224F0 #8B5DF4 #B496F8 #DDD0FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#8B5DF4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#8B5DF4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5DF4
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5DF4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5DF4 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007DF9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0078F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D80A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5df4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 93, 244); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.215 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48df9',
500: '#8b5df4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5df4; $custom-light: #b48df9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5df4",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 93,
"b": 244
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.278,
"s": 87.283,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60562,
"c": 0.21529,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.19849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5DF4
secondary
#E0EFBE
accent
#E4029F
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FF
border
#D0CBD7
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85