#8B72EA#8B72EA
#8B72EA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.174 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B72EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 114, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 74%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 51.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.55, 37.67, -57.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.55, 68.85, 303.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.22% 0.0598 -0.1635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.22% 0.174 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5120, 23.4631, 80.6945) |
| Luminance | 0.2346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.24
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.03
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.39
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.90
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.09
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B72EA #D1EA72
analogous
#7295EA #8B72EA #C772EA
triadic
#8B72EA #EA8B72 #72EA8B
tetradic
#8B72EA #EA7295 #D1EA72 #72EAC7
square
#8B72EA #EA7295 #D1EA72 #72EAC7
split-complementary
#8B72EA #EAC772 #95EA72
monochromatic
#401DC4 #5F3DE2 #8B72EA #B7A7F2 #E3DDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#8B72EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#8B72EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B72EA
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B72EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B72EA | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E87EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4182E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#718BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b72ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 114, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.174 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b29bf1',
500: '#8b72ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b72ea; $custom-light: #b29bf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b72ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 114,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.5,
"s": 74.074,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63217,
"c": 0.17415,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.23464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B72EA
secondary
#E7EECA
accent
#D60FAD
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85