#8B65EF#8B65EF
#8B65EF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.199 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B65EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 101, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 81%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 58%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.98, 46.39, -64.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.98, 79.50, 305.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.0752 -0.1839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.199 292.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8769, 21.0274, 84.0765) |
| Luminance | 0.2103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.02
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.57
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.68
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.03
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.55
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B65EF #C9EF65
analogous
#6584EF #8B65EF #D065EF
triadic
#8B65EF #EF8B65 #65EF8B
tetradic
#8B65EF #EF6584 #C9EF65 #65EFD0
square
#8B65EF #EF6584 #C9EF65 #65EFD0
split-complementary
#8B65EF #EFD065 #84EF65
monochromatic
#4514C5 #612EE9 #8B65EF #B59CF5 #DFD4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#8B65EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#8B65EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B65EF
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B65EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B65EF | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0080F4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A7CEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F83A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b65ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 101, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.199 292.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b392f5',
500: '#8b65ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b65ef; $custom-light: #b392f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b65ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 101,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.522,
"s": 81.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61416,
"c": 0.19866,
"h": 292.2
},
"luminance": 0.21028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B65EF
secondary
#E2EEC2
accent
#DE08A3
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F1FE
border
#D0CBD6
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85