#8A59DB#8A59DB

#8A59DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.191 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A59DB
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 219)
HSL	hsl(263, 64%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 59%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, 47.49, -59.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 76.18, 308.56°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% 0.0882 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.191 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8366, 17.6621, 68.9993)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A59DB #AADB59

analogous

#5969DB #8A59DB #CB59DB

triadic

#8A59DB #DB8A59 #59DB8A

tetradic

#8A59DB #DB5969 #AADB59 #59DBCB

square

#8A59DB #DB5969 #AADB59 #59DBCB

split-complementary

#8A59DB #DBCB59 #69DB59

monochromatic

#4E2199 #682CCB #8A59DB #AD8BE6 #D1BEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#8A59DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#8A59DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A59DB

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A59DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A59DB	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2473D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a59db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.191 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ae7',
    500: '#8a59db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a59db;
$custom-light: #b18ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a59db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.615,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58128,
    "c": 0.19087,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A59DB

secondary

#CEE1AF

accent

#CC1989

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A59DB

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

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