#8B5EBD#8B5EBD

#8B5EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.147 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5EBD
RGB	rgb(139, 94, 189)
HSL	hsl(268, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 50%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 37.40, -43.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 57.25, 310.79°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% 0.0821 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.147 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.8335, 17.1686, 50.1925)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5EBD #90BD5E

analogous

#5E60BD #8B5EBD #BA5EBD

triadic

#8B5EBD #BD8B5E #5EBD8B

tetradic

#8B5EBD #BD5E60 #90BD5E #5EBDBA

square

#8B5EBD #BD5E60 #90BD5E #5EBDBA

split-complementary

#8B5EBD #BDBA5E #60BD5E

monochromatic

#4F2F72 #6C409D #8B5EBD #AA89CF #CAB5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#8B5EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#8B5EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5EBD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5EBD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4172C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D73BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 94, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.147 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8dd1',
    500: '#8b5ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5ebd;
$custom-light: #af8dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 41.85,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57127,
    "c": 0.14678,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.17168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5EBD

secondary

#BCCFA8

accent

#D25697

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5EBD

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

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