#8523C1#8523C1

#8523C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.226 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8523C1
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 193)
HSL	hsl(277, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 81.9%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 64.50, -62.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 89.96, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.1384 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.226 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8975, 10.0392, 51.3313)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8523C1 #5FC123

analogous

#3623C1 #8523C1 #C123AE

triadic

#8523C1 #C18523 #23C185

tetradic

#8523C1 #C13623 #5FC123 #23AEC1

square

#8523C1 #C13623 #5FC123 #23AEC1

split-complementary

#8523C1 #AEC123 #23C136

monochromatic

#3E1059 #611A8D #8523C1 #A344DD #BC78E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8523C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8523C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8523C1

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8523C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8523C1	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B4E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8523c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.226 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6bd5',
    500: '#8523c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8523c1;
$custom-light: #ae6bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8523c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.215,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49428,
    "c": 0.22578,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8523C1

secondary

#95CE72

accent

#EC3C7F

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8523C1

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

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