#8B68CC#8B68CC
#8B68CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.150 H 297.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B68CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 104, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 50%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 49%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.9%, 49%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.55, 35.45, -47.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.55, 58.92, 306.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.0701 -0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.15 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4942, 19.7489, 59.5311) |
| Luminance | 0.1975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.49
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.89
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.96
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.27
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.23
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B68CC #A9CC68
analogous
#6877CC #8B68CC #BD68CC
triadic
#8B68CC #CC8B68 #68CC8B
tetradic
#8B68CC #CC6877 #A9CC68 #68CCBD
square
#8B68CC #CC6877 #A9CC68 #68CCBD
split-complementary
#8B68CC #CCBD68 #77CC68
monochromatic
#4F2F8B #693EB8 #8B68CC #AE96DB #D1C3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#8B68CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#8B68CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B68CC
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B68CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B68CC | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#467BD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E7ACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D7B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b68cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 104, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.150 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b094dc',
500: '#8b68cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b68cc; $custom-light: #b094dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b68cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 104,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261,
"s": 49.505,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59687,
"c": 0.14997,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.19749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B68CC
secondary
#CEDBB5
accent
#BD2989
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F1FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110D15
muted
#807E83