#8B5FD0#8B5FD0

#8B5FD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.169 H 299.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5FD0
RGB	rgb(139, 95, 208)
HSL	hsl(263, 55%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(263, 54%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 54.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.77, 41.59, -52.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.77, 66.74, 308.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.44% 0.0821 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(58.44% 0.169 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.1221, 18.2272, 61.8043)
Luminance	0.1823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5FD0 #A4D05F

analogous

#5F6CD0 #8B5FD0 #C45FD0

triadic

#8B5FD0 #D08B5F #5FD08B

tetradic

#8B5FD0 #D05F6C #A4D05F #5FD0C4

square

#8B5FD0 #D05F6C #A4D05F #5FD0C4

split-complementary

#8B5FD0 #D0C45F #6CD05F

monochromatic

#4F298C #6A37BB #8B5FD0 #AD8EDE #D0BEEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#8B5FD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#8B5FD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B5FD0

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5FD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B5FD0	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3176D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F75CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C758E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5fd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 95, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.169 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08edf',
    500: '#8b5fd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5fd0;
$custom-light: #b08edf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5fd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.363,
    "s": 54.589,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58438,
    "c": 0.16889,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5FD0

secondary

#CADBAF

accent

#DE4AA4

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5FD0

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

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