#8B5EF4#8B5EF4

#8B5EF4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.214 H 292.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5EF4
RGB	rgb(139, 94, 244)
HSL	hsl(258, 87%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(258, 61%, 96%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 61.5%, 0%, 4.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, 51.56, -69.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 86.25, 306.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.71% 0.0826 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(60.71% 0.214 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.9748, 20.0251, 87.8036)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5EF4 #C7F45E

analogous

#5E7CF4 #8B5EF4 #D65EF4

triadic

#8B5EF4 #F48B5E #5EF48B

tetradic

#8B5EF4 #F45E7C #C7F45E #5EF4D6

square

#8B5EF4 #F45E7C #C7F45E #5EF4D6

split-complementary

#8B5EF4 #F4D65E #7CF45E

monochromatic

#460ECA #6225F0 #8B5EF4 #B497F8 #DED1FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#8B5EF4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#8B5EF4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5EF4

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5EF4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5EF4	1.00	4.20	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EF9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0079F1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D80A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5ef4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 94, 244);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.214 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48ef9',
    500: '#8b5ef4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5ef4;
$custom-light: #b48ef9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5ef4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 244
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 87.209,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60708,
    "c": 0.21399,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5EF4

secondary

#E1EFBE

accent

#E402A0

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5EF4

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