#8522B4#8522B4

#8522B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.215 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8522B4
RGB	rgb(133, 34, 180)
HSL	hsl(281, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(281, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 81.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, 62.12, -56.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 84.21, 317.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.1424 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.215 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4815, 9.4264, 44.0171)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8522B4 #51B422

analogous

#3C22B4 #8522B4 #B4229A

triadic

#8522B4 #B48522 #22B485

tetradic

#8522B4 #B43C22 #51B422 #229AB4

square

#8522B4 #B43C22 #51B422 #229AB4

split-complementary

#8522B4 #9AB422 #22B43C

monochromatic

#390F4D #5F1881 #8522B4 #A63ADA #BD6DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#8522B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8522B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8522B4

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8522B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8522B4	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8522b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 34, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.215 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6acb',
    500: '#8522b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8522b4;
$custom-light: #ae6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8522b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.685,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48331,
    "c": 0.21509,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8522B4

secondary

#88CA68

accent

#EB3D75

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8522B4

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

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