#8521BB#8521BB

#8521BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.222 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8521BB
RGB	rgb(133, 33, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(279, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 82.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 63.86, -60.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 87.82, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.1414 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.222 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1845, 9.6625, 47.8585)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8521BB #57BB21

analogous

#3821BB #8521BB #BB21A4

triadic

#8521BB #BB8521 #21BB85

tetradic

#8521BB #BB3821 #57BB21 #21A4BB

square

#8521BB #BB3821 #57BB21 #21A4BB

split-complementary

#8521BB #A4BB21 #21BB38

monochromatic

#3B0F53 #601887 #8521BB #A53DDD #BD71E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8521BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8521BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8521BB

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8521BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8521BB	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8521bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 33, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.222 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6ad0',
    500: '#8521bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8521bb;
$custom-light: #ae6ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8521bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.961,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48805,
    "c": 0.22209,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8521BB

secondary

#8DCC6B

accent

#ED3B79

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110714

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8521BB

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

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