#8A59CE#8A59CE

#8A59CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.175 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A59CE
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 206)
HSL	hsl(265, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(265, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 56.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 44.17, -53.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 69.36, 309.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.0883 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.175 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1915, 17.0041, 60.3355)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A59CE #9DCE59

analogous

#5962CE #8A59CE #C459CE

triadic

#8A59CE #CE8A59 #59CE8A

tetradic

#8A59CE #CE5962 #9DCE59 #59CEC4

square

#8A59CE #CE5962 #9DCE59 #59CEC4

split-complementary

#8A59CE #CEC459 #62CE59

monochromatic

#4F2785 #6B35B5 #8A59CE #AB88DC #CDB8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8A59CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8A59CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A59CE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A59CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A59CE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2472D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3772CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C718B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a59ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.175 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08ade',
    500: '#8a59ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a59ce;
$custom-light: #b08ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a59ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.128,
    "s": 54.419,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57266,
    "c": 0.17523,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A59CE

secondary

#C5D9AA

accent

#DE4AA0

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A59CE

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

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