#8520BB#8520BB

#8520BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.223 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8520BB
RGB	rgb(133, 32, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(279, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 64.15, -60.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 88.15, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1421 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.223 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1572, 9.6078, 47.8494)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8520BB #56BB20

analogous

#3820BB #8520BB #BB20A3

triadic

#8520BB #BB8520 #20BB85

tetradic

#8520BB #BB3820 #56BB20 #20A3BB

square

#8520BB #BB3820 #56BB20 #20A3BB

split-complementary

#8520BB #A3BB20 #20BB38

monochromatic

#3B0E52 #601787 #8520BB #A53BDD #BD6FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8520BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8520BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8520BB

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8520BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8520BB	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8520bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 32, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.223 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6ad0',
    500: '#8520bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8520bb;
$custom-light: #ae6ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8520bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.097,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48735,
    "c": 0.2229,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8520BB

secondary

#8CCD6A

accent

#EE3A79

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110714

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8520BB

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

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