#8522BD#8522BD

#8522BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.223 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8522BD
RGB	rgb(133, 34, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(278, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 82%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 63.97, -61.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 88.42, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1402 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.223 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4283, 9.8051, 49.0033)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8522BD #5ABD22

analogous

#3822BD #8522BD #BD22A7

triadic

#8522BD #BD8522 #22BD85

tetradic

#8522BD #BD3822 #5ABD22 #22A7BD

square

#8522BD #BD3822 #5ABD22 #22A7BD

split-complementary

#8522BD #A7BD22 #22BD38

monochromatic

#3C0F55 #601989 #8522BD #A440DD #BD73E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8522BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8522BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8522BD

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8522BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8522BD	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8522bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 34, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.223 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6bd2',
    500: '#8522bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8522bd;
$custom-light: #ae6bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8522bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.323,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49035,
    "c": 0.22304,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8522BD

secondary

#90CD6E

accent

#EC3B7B

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110714

muted

#807A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8522BD

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

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