#8A51CB#8A51CB

#8A51CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.183 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51CB
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 60.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 47.75, -54.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 72.59, 311.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.0981 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.183 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2007, 15.5999, 58.2244)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51CB #92CB51

analogous

#5155CB #8A51CB #C751CB

triadic

#8A51CB #CB8A51 #51CB8A

tetradic

#8A51CB #CB5155 #92CB51 #51CBC7

square

#8A51CB #CB5155 #92CB51 #51CBC7

split-complementary

#8A51CB #CBC751 #55CB51

monochromatic

#4E257C #6B33AC #8A51CB #AA80D9 #C9AFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8A51CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8A51CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51CB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51CB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A6DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.183 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084db',
    500: '#8a51cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51cb;
$custom-light: #b084db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.033,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55875,
    "c": 0.18335,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51CB

secondary

#BED5A3

accent

#DD4A99

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51CB

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

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