#8B78BD#8B78BD

#8B78BD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.104 H 295.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B78BD
RGB	rgb(139, 120, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(257, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 36.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.65, 22.30, -33.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.65, 40.33, 303.56°)
OKLab	oklab(61.79% 0.0454 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(61.79% 0.104 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.5471, 22.5957, 51.0970)
Luminance	0.2260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B78BD #AABD78

analogous

#7887BD #8B78BD #AD78BD

triadic

#8B78BD #BD8B78 #78BD8B

tetradic

#8B78BD #BD7887 #AABD78 #78BDAD

square

#8B78BD #BD7887 #AABD78 #78BDAD

split-complementary

#8B78BD #BDAD78 #87BD78

monochromatic

#4F3D7D #6951A6 #8B78BD #AEA1D1 #D2CAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#8B78BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#8B78BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B78BD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B78BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B78BD	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6683C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#818492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b78bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 120, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.104 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae9fd1',
    500: '#8b78bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b78bd;
$custom-light: #ae9fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b78bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.522,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61785,
    "c": 0.1039,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B78BD

secondary

#CED6BB

accent

#AD388D

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B78BD

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

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