#8A51DB#8A51DB

#8A51DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.202 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A51DB
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(265, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 51.73, -62.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 80.85, 309.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.97% 0.0973 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(56.97% 0.202 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.2067, 16.4023, 68.7894)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A51DB #A2DB51

analogous

#515DDB #8A51DB #CF51DB

triadic

#8A51DB #DB8A51 #51DB8A

tetradic

#8A51DB #DB515D #A2DB51 #51DBCF

square

#8A51DB #DB515D #A2DB51 #51DBCF

split-complementary

#8A51DB #DBCF51 #5DDB51

monochromatic

#4F1E93 #6A29C6 #8A51DB #AC84E5 #CEB6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#8A51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8A51DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A51DB

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A51DB	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#096FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77708F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.202 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b185e7',
    500: '#8a51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a51db;
$custom-light: #b185e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.783,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56975,
    "c": 0.2018,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A51DB

secondary

#C9DFA9

accent

#E93FA3

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A51DB

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

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