#8516B4#8516B4

#8516B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.224 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8516B4
RGB	rgb(133, 22, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(282, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 65.30, -58.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 87.76, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.15 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.224 312)
XYZ	xyz(18.1964, 8.8562, 43.9220)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8516B4 #45B416

analogous

#3616B4 #8516B4 #B41694

triadic

#8516B4 #B48516 #16B485

tetradic

#8516B4 #B43616 #45B416 #1694B4

square

#8516B4 #B43616 #45B416 #1694B4

split-complementary

#8516B4 #94B416 #16B436

monochromatic

#340947 #5D0F7D #8516B4 #AB23E4 #C05AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#8516B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8516B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8516B4

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8516B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8516B4	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F436A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8516b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 22, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.224 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae66cb',
    500: '#8516b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8516b4;
$custom-light: #ae66cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8516b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.152,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47575,
    "c": 0.22396,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.08856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8516B4

secondary

#7BCE58

accent

#F5336D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF9

border

#D0C6D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8516B4

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

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