#8B5DF9#8B5DF9
#8B5DF9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.221 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5DF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 93, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 93%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 63%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.2%, 62.7%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.01, 53.42, -71.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.01, 89.41, 306.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.93% 0.0833 -0.2049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.93% 0.221 292.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6560, 20.1562, 91.8268) |
| Luminance | 0.2016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.75
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.11
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.63
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.98
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.76
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5DF9 #CBF95D
analogous
#5D7DF9 #8B5DF9 #D95DF9
triadic
#8B5DF9 #F98B5D #5DF98B
tetradic
#8B5DF9 #F95D7D #CBF95D #5DF9D9
square
#8B5DF9 #F95D7D #CBF95D #5DF9D9
split-complementary
#8B5DF9 #F9D95D #7DF95D
monochromatic
#4408D4 #6122F7 #8B5DF9 #B598FB #E0D3FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#8B5DF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#8B5DF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5DF9
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5DF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5DF9 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007EFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0079F6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B82A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5df9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 93, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.221 292.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48dfc',
500: '#8b5df9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5df9; $custom-light: #b48dfc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5df9",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 93,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.692,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60925,
"c": 0.22117,
"h": 292.1
},
"luminance": 0.20157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5DF9
secondary
#E3F2C0
accent
#E600A2
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FF
border
#D0CBD7
text
#120C18
muted
#817D86