#8B5DF6#8B5DF6
#8B5DF6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.218 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5DF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 93, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 89%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 62%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 62.2%, 0%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 52.62, -70.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 87.87, 306.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.71% 0.0835 -0.201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.71% 0.218 292.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1918, 19.9705, 89.3822) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.41
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.07
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.57
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.78
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.57
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5DF6 #C8F65D
analogous
#5D7CF6 #8B5DF6 #D85DF6
triadic
#8B5DF6 #F68B5D #5DF68B
tetradic
#8B5DF6 #F65D7C #C8F65D #5DF6D8
square
#8B5DF6 #F65D7C #C8F65D #5DF6D8
split-complementary
#8B5DF6 #F6D85D #7CF65D
monochromatic
#460BCD #6123F3 #8B5DF6 #B597F9 #DED1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#8B5DF6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#8B5DF6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5DF6
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5DF6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5DF6 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007EFB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0079F3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C80A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5df6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 93, 246); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.218 292.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48dfa',
500: '#8b5df6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5df6; $custom-light: #b48dfa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5df6",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 93,
"b": 246
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.039,
"s": 89.474,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60707,
"c": 0.21764,
"h": 292.6
},
"luminance": 0.19971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5DF6
secondary
#E1F0BF
accent
#E600A1
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FF
border
#D0CBD7
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85