#8523D4#8523D4

#8523D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.243 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8523D4
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 212)
HSL	hsl(273, 72%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 83.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 68.56, -71.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 98.84, 313.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1327 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.243 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1547, 10.9421, 63.2194)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8523D4 #72D423

analogous

#2C23D4 #8523D4 #D423CA

triadic

#8523D4 #D48523 #23D485

tetradic

#8523D4 #D42C23 #72D423 #23CAD4

square

#8523D4 #D42C23 #72D423 #23CAD4

split-complementary

#8523D4 #CAD423 #23D42C

monochromatic

#43126B #641A9F #8523D4 #A252E2 #BE86EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8523D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8523D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8523D4

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8523D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8523D4	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8523d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.243 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06de2',
    500: '#8523d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8523d4;
$custom-light: #b06de2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8523d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.22,
    "s": 71.66,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51,
    "c": 0.2428,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8523D4

secondary

#A5D47E

accent

#EE398A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120816

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8523D4

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

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