#8B6DB2#8B6DB2

#8B6DB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.107 H 303.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6DB2
RGB	rgb(139, 109, 178)
HSL	hsl(266, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(266, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.43, 26.05, -32.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.43, 41.50, 308.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% 0.0589 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.107 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1503, 19.6406, 44.6296)
Luminance	0.1964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6DB2 #94B26D

analogous

#6D72B2 #8B6DB2 #AE6DB2

triadic

#8B6DB2 #B28B6D #6DB28B

tetradic

#8B6DB2 #B26D72 #94B26D #6DB2AE

square

#8B6DB2 #B26D72 #94B26D #6DB2AE

split-complementary

#8B6DB2 #B2AE6D #72B26D

monochromatic

#4F396C #6C4E94 #8B6DB2 #AB95C7 #CBBDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#8B6DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#8B6DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B6DB2

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B6DB2	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#857887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 109, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.107 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae97c9',
    500: '#8b6db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6db2;
$custom-light: #ae97c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 30.942,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59168,
    "c": 0.10732,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6DB2

secondary

#BFCCAF

accent

#C7619B

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6DB2

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

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