#8523BC#8523BC

#8523BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.221 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8523BC
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(278, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 81.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 63.46, -60.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 87.61, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1397 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.221 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3491, 9.8198, 48.4433)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8523BC #5ABC23

analogous

#3823BC #8523BC #BC23A6

triadic

#8523BC #BC8523 #23BC85

tetradic

#8523BC #BC3823 #5ABC23 #23A6BC

square

#8523BC #BC3823 #5ABC23 #23A6BC

split-complementary

#8523BC #A6BC23 #23BC38

monochromatic

#3C1055 #601988 #8523BC #A441DC #BD74E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8523BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8523BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8523BC

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8523BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8523BC	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)

#0055C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8523bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.221 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6bd1',
    500: '#8523bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8523bc;
$custom-light: #ae6bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8523bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.431,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49029,
    "c": 0.22132,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8523BC

secondary

#90CC6F

accent

#EB3C7B

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110714

muted

#807A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8523BC

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

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