#8257EE#8257EE

#8257EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.216 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8257EE
RGB	rgb(130, 87, 238)
HSL	hsl(257, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(257, 63%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, 51.95, -70.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 87.33, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.41% 0.0786 -0.2008)
OKLCH	oklch(58.41% 0.216 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.0424, 17.7343, 82.8179)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8257EE #C3EE57

analogous

#5777EE #8257EE #CD57EE

triadic

#8257EE #EE8257 #57EE82

tetradic

#8257EE #EE5777 #C3EE57 #57EECD

square

#8257EE #EE5777 #C3EE57 #57EECD

split-complementary

#8257EE #EECD57 #77EE57

monochromatic

#4213B8 #591FE8 #8257EE #AB8FF4 #D5C6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#8257EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#8257EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8257EE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8257EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8257EE	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0072EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#617B9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8257ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 87, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.216 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae89f4',
    500: '#8257ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8257ee;
$custom-light: #ae89f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8257ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.086,
    "s": 81.622,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58415,
    "c": 0.21562,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8257EE

secondary

#DCEBB6

accent

#DE08A1

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8257EE

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

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