#8A51DA#8A51DA

#8A51DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.201 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51DA
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 218)
HSL	hsl(265, 65%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 63%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 62.8%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 51.48, -61.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 80.34, 309.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.0974 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.201 299)
XYZ	xyz(26.0754, 16.3498, 68.0981)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51DA #A1DA51

analogous

#515CDA #8A51DA #CF51DA

triadic

#8A51DA #DA8A51 #51DA8A

tetradic

#8A51DA #DA515C #A1DA51 #51DACF

square

#8A51DA #DA515C #A1DA51 #51DACF

split-complementary

#8A51DA #DACF51 #5CDA51

monochromatic

#4F1F92 #6A2AC4 #8A51DA #AC83E5 #CEB6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8A51DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8A51DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51DA

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51DA	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E6FD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.201 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b185e6',
    500: '#8a51da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51da;
$custom-light: #b185e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.964,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56904,
    "c": 0.20065,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.1635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51DA

secondary

#C8DEA8

accent

#E840A2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51DA

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

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