#8F49CB#8F49CB

#8F49CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.196 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F49CB
RGB	rgb(143, 73, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 64%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 52.98, -56.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 77.19, 313.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1142 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.196 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4874, 14.9167, 58.0775)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F49CB #85CB49

analogous

#4E49CB #8F49CB #CB49C6

triadic

#8F49CB #CB8F49 #49CB8F

tetradic

#8F49CB #CB4E49 #85CB49 #49C6CB

square

#8F49CB #CB4E49 #85CB49 #49C6CB

split-complementary

#8F49CB #C6CB49 #49CB4E

monochromatic

#502277 #7030A7 #8F49CB #AC79D9 #CAA8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8F49CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8F49CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F49CB

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F49CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F49CB	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f49cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 73, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.196 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b480dc',
    500: '#8f49cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f49cb;
$custom-light: #b480dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f49cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55335,
    "c": 0.19571,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F49CB

secondary

#B6D49C

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F49CB

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

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