#8B5FF0#8B5FF0
#8B5FF0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.208 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5FF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 95, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 83%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 60%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.1%, 60.4%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 49.95, -67.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 83.59, 306.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.57% 0.0818 -0.1912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.57% 0.208 293.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4636, 19.9638, 84.6695) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.21
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.77
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.58
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.67
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.84
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5FF0 #C4F05F
analogous
#5F7BF0 #8B5FF0 #D35FF0
triadic
#8B5FF0 #F08B5F #5FF08B
tetradic
#8B5FF0 #F05F7B #C4F05F #5FF0D3
square
#8B5FF0 #F05F7B #C4F05F #5FF0D3
split-complementary
#8B5FF0 #F0D35F #7BF05F
monochromatic
#4812C2 #6227EB #8B5FF0 #B497F5 #DCCFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#8B5FF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#8B5FF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5FF0
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5FF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5FF0 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007DF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0079ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F809F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5ff0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 95, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.208 293.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b38ef6',
500: '#8b5ff0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5ff0; $custom-light: #b38ef6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5ff0",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 95,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.207,
"s": 82.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60571,
"c": 0.20792,
"h": 293.2
},
"luminance": 0.19965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5FF0
secondary
#DFEEBD
accent
#DF069D
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FF
border
#D0CBD7
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85