#8A59BD#8A59BD

#8A59BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.155 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A59BD
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 39.95, -45.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 60.37, 311.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.0876 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.155 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2369, 16.2223, 50.0413)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A59BD #8CBD59

analogous

#595ABD #8A59BD #BC59BD

triadic

#8A59BD #BD8A59 #59BD8A

tetradic

#8A59BD #BD595A #8CBD59 #59BDBC

square

#8A59BD #BD595A #8CBD59 #59BDBC

split-complementary

#8A59BD #BDBC59 #5ABD59

monochromatic

#4D2C6F #6B3E9B #8A59BD #A985CE #C8B1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8A59BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8A59BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A59BD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A59BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A59BD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#386FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4770BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a59bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.155 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af89d1',
    500: '#8a59bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a59bd;
$custom-light: #af89d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a59bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.4,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56207,
    "c": 0.15455,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A59BD

secondary

#B9CEA4

accent

#D35595

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A59BD

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

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