#8B5ECE#8B5ECE

#8B5ECE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.168 H 299.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8B5ECE
RGBrgb(139, 94, 206)
HSLhsl(264, 53%, 59%)
HSVhsv(264, 54%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(32.5%, 54.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(49.44, 41.64, -51.59)
CIE-LCHlch(49.44, 66.30, 308.91°)
OKLaboklab(58.15% 0.0833 -0.1458)
OKLCHoklch(58.15% 0.168 299.7)
XYZxyz(25.7881, 17.9504, 60.4867)
Luminance0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8B5ECE #A1CE5E
analogous
#5E69CE #8B5ECE #C35ECE
triadic
#8B5ECE #CE8B5E #5ECE8B
tetradic
#8B5ECE #CE5E69 #A1CE5E #5ECEC3
square
#8B5ECE #CE5E69 #A1CE5E #5ECEC3
split-complementary
#8B5ECE #CEC35E #69CE5E
monochromatic
#4F2988 #6B38B7 #8B5ECE #AD8DDC #CFBCEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57
#8B5ECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59
#8B5ECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5ECE
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8B5ECE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##8B5ECE1.004.574.594.59
#FFFFFF4.571.0021.0021.00
#0000004.5921.001.001.00
##0000004.5921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3175D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F75CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D748D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8b5ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 94, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.168 299.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08ddd',
    500: '#8b5ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8b5ece;
$custom-light: #b08ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8b5ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.107,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58153,
    "c": 0.16792,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8B5ECE
secondary
#C8DAAE
accent
#DD4BA2
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83

Preview Lab

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#8B5ECE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva