#8B61CD#8B61CD
#8B61CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.162 H 299.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B61CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 97, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 53%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.03, 39.70, -50.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.03, 63.89, 308.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.58% 0.0794 -0.1413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.58% 0.162 299.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9390, 18.4459, 59.9396) |
| Luminance | 0.1845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.24
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.62
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.73
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.16
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B61CD #A3CD61
analogous
#616DCD #8B61CD #C161CD
triadic
#8B61CD #CD8B61 #61CD8B
tetradic
#8B61CD #CD616D #A3CD61 #61CDC1
square
#8B61CD #CD616D #A3CD61 #61CDC1
split-complementary
#8B61CD #CDC161 #6DCD61
monochromatic
#4F2B88 #6B3AB7 #8B61CD #AD8FDC #CFBEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#8B61CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#8B61CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B61CD
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B61CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B61CD | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3877D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4476CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D768E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b61cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 97, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.162 299.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08fdd',
500: '#8b61cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b61cd; $custom-light: #b08fdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b61cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 97,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.333,
"s": 51.923,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58575,
"c": 0.1621,
"h": 299.3
},
"luminance": 0.18446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B61CD
secondary
#CADAB0
accent
#DB4CA4
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83