#8B5FF9#8B5FF9
#8B5FF9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.219 H 291.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5FF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 95, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 93%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 62%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.2%, 61.8%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.41, 52.36, -71.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.41, 88.26, 306.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% 0.0812 -0.203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.219 291.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8338, 20.5119, 91.8861) |
| Luminance | 0.2051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.80
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.10
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.69
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.20
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.44
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5FF9 #CDF95F
analogous
#5F80F9 #8B5FF9 #D85FF9
triadic
#8B5FF9 #F98B5F #5FF98B
tetradic
#8B5FF9 #F95F80 #CDF95F #5FF9D8
square
#8B5FF9 #F95F80 #CDF95F #5FF9D8
split-complementary
#8B5FF9 #F9D85F #80F95F
monochromatic
#4308D6 #6024F7 #8B5FF9 #B69AFB #E1D5FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#8B5FF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#8B5FF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B5FF9
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5FF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5FF9 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007FFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#007AF6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B83A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5ff9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 95, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.219 291.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b48efc',
500: '#8b5ff9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5ff9; $custom-light: #b48efc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5ff9",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 95,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.143,
"s": 92.771,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61213,
"c": 0.21864,
"h": 291.8
},
"luminance": 0.20513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5FF9
secondary
#E4F2C2
accent
#E600A4
background
#FBF8FF
surface
#F6F0FF
border
#D0CBD7
text
#120C18
muted
#817D86