#8521BD#8521BD

#8521BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.224 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8521BD
RGB	rgb(133, 33, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(278, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 82.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.39, 64.27, -61.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.39, 88.76, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.1408 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.224 309)
XYZ	xyz(19.4001, 9.7487, 48.9940)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8521BD #59BD21

analogous

#3721BD #8521BD #BD21A7

triadic

#8521BD #BD8521 #21BD85

tetradic

#8521BD #BD3721 #59BD21 #21A7BD

square

#8521BD #BD3721 #59BD21 #21A7BD

split-complementary

#8521BD #A7BD21 #21BD37

monochromatic

#3C0F55 #601889 #8521BD #A43EDD #BD72E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8521BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8521BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8521BD

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8521BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8521BD	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8521bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 33, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.224 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6ad2',
    500: '#8521bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8521bd;
$custom-light: #ae6ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8521bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.462,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48964,
    "c": 0.22385,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.09748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8521BD

secondary

#8FCD6D

accent

#ED3B7B

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110714

muted

#807A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8521BD

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

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