#8517A0#8517A0
#8517A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.207 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8517A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 23, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.9%, 85.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 61.25, -48.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 78.42, 321.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.1% 0.1543 -0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.1% 0.207 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3235, 8.1382, 33.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 1.28
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.35
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.72
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.82
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.59
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8517A0 #32A017
analogous
#4017A0 #8517A0 #A01776
triadic
#8517A0 #A08517 #17A085
tetradic
#8517A0 #A04017 #32A017 #1776A0
square
#8517A0 #A04017 #32A017 #1776A0
split-complementary
#8517A0 #76A017 #17A040
monochromatic
#2C0835 #590F6A #8517A0 #B11FD6 #C74CE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#8517A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8517A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8517A0
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8517A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8517A0 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F549D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84395F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8517a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 23, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.207 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad66bd',
500: '#8517a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8517a0; $custom-light: #ad66bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8517a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 23,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.175,
"s": 74.863,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46101,
"c": 0.20695,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.08137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8517A0
secondary
#64C74C
accent
#F1365B
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6EBF7
border
#D0C6D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81