#8A51BE#8A51BE

#8A51BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.168 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51BE
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 190)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 57.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 44.59, -48.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 65.83, 312.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.0982 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.168 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7159, 15.0060, 50.4050)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51BE #85BE51

analogous

#5351BE #8A51BE #BE51BC

triadic

#8A51BE #BE8A51 #51BE8A

tetradic

#8A51BE #BE5351 #85BE51 #51BCBE

square

#8A51BE #BE5351 #85BE51 #51BCBE

split-complementary

#8A51BE #BCBE51 #51BE53

monochromatic

#4C286C #6B3999 #8A51BE #A87ECF #C6AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8A51BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8A51BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51BE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51BE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.168 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d2',
    500: '#8a51be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51be;
$custom-light: #af84d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.376,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55031,
    "c": 0.16822,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51BE

secondary

#B4CD9E

accent

#D55391

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51BE

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

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