#8531B1#8531B1
#8531B1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.197 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8531B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 49, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 57%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 72%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.9%, 72.3%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.48, 56.02, -52.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.48, 76.67, 316.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.45% 0.1298 -0.1481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.45% 0.197 311.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7055, 10.3580, 42.6004) |
| Luminance | 0.1036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.66
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.05
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.17
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.44
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.21
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8531B1 #5DB131
analogous
#4531B1 #8531B1 #B1319D
triadic
#8531B1 #B18531 #31B185
tetradic
#8531B1 #B14531 #5DB131 #319DB1
square
#8531B1 #B14531 #5DB131 #319DB1
split-complementary
#8531B1 #9DB131 #31B145
monochromatic
#3D1651 #612481 #8531B1 #A351CF #BD80DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#8531B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#8531B1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8531B1
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8531B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8531B1 | 1.00 | 6.84 | 3.07 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D5CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F4D6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8531b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 49, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.197 311.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad71c9',
500: '#8531b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8531b1; $custom-light: #ad71c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8531b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 49,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.375,
"s": 56.637,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49449,
"c": 0.19691,
"h": 311.2
},
"luminance": 0.10357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8531B1
secondary
#93C579
accent
#E0487C
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82