#8A51BF#8A51BF

#8A51BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.169 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51BF
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 191)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 57.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 44.83, -48.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 66.35, 312.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.0982 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.169 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8256, 15.0499, 50.9825)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51BF #86BF51

analogous

#5351BF #8A51BF #BF51BD

triadic

#8A51BF #BF8A51 #51BF8A

tetradic

#8A51BF #BF5351 #86BF51 #51BDBF

square

#8A51BF #BF5351 #86BF51 #51BDBF

split-complementary

#8A51BF #BDBF51 #51BF53

monochromatic

#4C286D #6B399A #8A51BF #A87ECF #C6AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8A51BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8A51BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51BF

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51BF	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#256AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.169 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d3',
    500: '#8a51bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51bf;
$custom-light: #af84d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.091,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55094,
    "c": 0.16938,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51BF

secondary

#B5CE9E

accent

#D65292

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51BF

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

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