#8B6EAD#8B6EAD

#8B6EAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.099 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6EAD
RGB	rgb(139, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(268, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.45, 24.27, -29.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.45, 38.10, 309.56°)
OKLab	oklab(59.11% 0.0563 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(59.11% 0.099 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7647, 19.6581, 42.0695)
Luminance	0.1966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6EAD #90AD6E

analogous

#6E70AD #8B6EAD #AA6EAD

triadic

#8B6EAD #AD8B6E #6EAD8B

tetradic

#8B6EAD #AD6E70 #90AD6E #6EADAA

square

#8B6EAD #AD6E70 #90AD6E #6EADAA

split-complementary

#8B6EAD #ADAA6E #70AD6E

monochromatic

#4F3A67 #6C508E #8B6EAD #AA95C3 #CABCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#8B6EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#8B6EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B6EAD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B6EAD	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)

#607AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.099 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae98c5',
    500: '#8b6ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6ead;
$custom-light: #ae98c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.619,
    "s": 27.753,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59109,
    "c": 0.09888,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6EAD

secondary

#BCC9AE

accent

#C46498

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6EAD

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

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