#8B60EE#8B60EE

#8B60EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.204 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B60EE
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 238)
HSL	hsl(258, 81%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(258, 60%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 59.7%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, 48.88, -65.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 81.96, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.58% 0.0808 -0.1875)
OKLCH	oklch(60.58% 0.204 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.2588, 20.0269, 83.1437)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B60EE #C3EE60

analogous

#607CEE #8B60EE #D260EE

triadic

#8B60EE #EE8B60 #60EE8B

tetradic

#8B60EE #EE607C #C3EE60 #60EED2

square

#8B60EE #EE607C #C3EE60 #60EED2

split-complementary

#8B60EE #EED260 #7CEE60

monochromatic

#4814BF #6329E8 #8B60EE #B397F4 #DCCFFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#8B60EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#8B60EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B60EE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B60EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B60EE	1.00	4.20	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0279EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70809E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b60ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.204 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38ff4',
    500: '#8b60ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b60ee;
$custom-light: #b38ff4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b60ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.169,
    "s": 80.682,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60581,
    "c": 0.20419,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B60EE

secondary

#DEEDBD

accent

#DD089D

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B60EE

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

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