#8A51CD#8A51CD

#8A51CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.186 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51CD
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 48.24, -55.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 73.62, 310.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.0981 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.186 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4405, 15.6958, 59.4878)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51CD #94CD51

analogous

#5156CD #8A51CD #C851CD

triadic

#8A51CD #CD8A51 #51CD8A

tetradic

#8A51CD #CD5156 #94CD51 #51CDC8

square

#8A51CD #CD5156 #94CD51 #51CDC8

split-complementary

#8A51CD #CDC851 #56CD51

monochromatic

#4E257F #6B32AF #8A51CD #AA81DB #CAB0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8A51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8A51CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51CD

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51CD	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#016DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.186 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084dd',
    500: '#8a51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51cd;
$custom-light: #b084dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.581,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56009,
    "c": 0.18567,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51CD

secondary

#BFD7A3

accent

#DF499A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51CD

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

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