#8523BD#8523BD

#8523BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.222 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8523BD
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(278, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 81.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 63.66, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 88.08, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.1394 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.222 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4573, 9.8631, 49.0130)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8523BD #5BBD23

analogous

#3823BD #8523BD #BD23A8

triadic

#8523BD #BD8523 #23BD85

tetradic

#8523BD #BD3823 #5BBD23 #23A8BD

square

#8523BD #BD3823 #5BBD23 #23A8BD

split-complementary

#8523BD #A8BD23 #23BD38

monochromatic

#3C1056 #611989 #8523BD #A441DC #BD75E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8523BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8523BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8523BD

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8523BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8523BD	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8523bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.222 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6bd2',
    500: '#8523bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8523bd;
$custom-light: #ae6bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8523bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49108,
    "c": 0.22221,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8523BD

secondary

#91CD6F

accent

#EC3C7C

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110714

muted

#807A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8523BD

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

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