#8B5EF7#8B5EF7

#8B5EF7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.218 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5EF7
RGB	rgb(139, 94, 247)
HSL	hsl(258, 91%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(258, 62%, 97%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 61.9%, 0%, 3.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.07, 52.36, -70.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.07, 87.80, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% 0.0824 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.218 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.4340, 20.2088, 90.2221)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5EF7 #CAF75E

analogous

#5E7EF7 #8B5EF7 #D85EF7

triadic

#8B5EF7 #F78B5E #5EF78B

tetradic

#8B5EF7 #F75E7E #CAF75E #5EF7D8

square

#8B5EF7 #F75E7E #CAF75E #5EF7D8

split-complementary

#8B5EF7 #F7D85E #7EF75E

monochromatic

#450AD0 #6124F4 #8B5EF7 #B598FA #DFD3FD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#8B5EF7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#8B5EF7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5EF7

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5EF7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5EF7	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EFC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0079F4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C81A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5ef7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 94, 247);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.218 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48efb',
    500: '#8b5ef7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5ef7;
$custom-light: #b48efb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5ef7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 247
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 90.533,
    "l": 66.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60924,
    "c": 0.21755,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5EF7

secondary

#E2F1C0

accent

#E600A2

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FF

border

#D0CBD7

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5EF7

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