#8B5FC0#8B5FC0
#8B5FC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.149 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5FC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 95, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 50.5%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.86, 37.57, -44.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.86, 58.21, 310.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.47% 0.081 -0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.47% 0.149 303) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2520, 17.4792, 51.9551) |
| Luminance | 0.1748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 1.92
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.55
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.52
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.31
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.33
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5FC0 #94C05F
analogous
#5F64C0 #8B5FC0 #BC5FC0
triadic
#8B5FC0 #C08B5F #5FC08B
tetradic
#8B5FC0 #C05F64 #94C05F #5FC0BC
square
#8B5FC0 #C05F64 #94C05F #5FC0BC
split-complementary
#8B5FC0 #C0BC5F #64C05F
monochromatic
#4F2F76 #6C40A2 #8B5FC0 #AB8BD1 #CBB7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#8B5FC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#8B5FC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5FC0
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5FC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5FC0 | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4073C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C74BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#817187
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5fc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 95, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.149 303.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8dd3',
500: '#8b5fc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5fc0; $custom-light: #af8dd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5fc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 95,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.216,
"s": 43.498,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57467,
"c": 0.14892,
"h": 303
},
"luminance": 0.17479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5FC0
secondary
#BFD1A9
accent
#D3559A
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FA
border
#D0CBD3
text
#110C14
muted
#807D83