#8517B4#8517B4

#8517B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.223 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8517B4
RGB	rgb(133, 23, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(282, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 87.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 65.08, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 87.51, 318.04°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% 0.1494 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.223 312)
XYZ	xyz(18.2159, 8.8952, 43.9285)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8517B4 #46B417

analogous

#3617B4 #8517B4 #B41795

triadic

#8517B4 #B48517 #17B485

tetradic

#8517B4 #B43617 #46B417 #1795B4

square

#8517B4 #B43617 #46B417 #1795B4

split-complementary

#8517B4 #95B417 #17B436

monochromatic

#350947 #5D107E #8517B4 #AA25E3 #BF5BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#8517B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8517B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8517B4

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8517B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8517B4	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8517b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 23, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.223 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae67cb',
    500: '#8517b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8517b4;
$custom-light: #ae67cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8517b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.038,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47627,
    "c": 0.22334,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.08895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8517B4

secondary

#7CCE59

accent

#F4346D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF9

border

#D0C6D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8517B4

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

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