#8523BB#8523BB

#8523BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.220 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8523BB
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 81.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 63.25, -59.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 87.14, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.14 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.22 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2417, 9.7769, 47.8776)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8523BB #59BB23

analogous

#3923BB #8523BB #BB23A5

triadic

#8523BB #BB8523 #23BB85

tetradic

#8523BB #BB3923 #59BB23 #23A5BB

square

#8523BB #BB3923 #59BB23 #23A5BB

split-complementary

#8523BB #A5BB23 #23BB39

monochromatic

#3C1054 #601987 #8523BB #A440DB #BD74E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8523BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8523BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8523BB

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8523BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8523BB	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8523bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.220 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6bd0',
    500: '#8523bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8523bb;
$custom-light: #ae6bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8523bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.684,
    "s": 68.468,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4895,
    "c": 0.22043,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8523BB

secondary

#8FCC6E

accent

#EB3C7B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110714

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8523BB

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

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