#8A59DD#8A59DD

#8A59DD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.193 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A59DD
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 221)
HSL	hsl(262, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 59.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 48.00, -60.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 77.23, 308.43°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% 0.0881 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.193 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.1014, 17.7681, 70.3943)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A59DD #ACDD59

analogous

#596ADD #8A59DD #CC59DD

triadic

#8A59DD #DD8A59 #59DD8A

tetradic

#8A59DD #DD596A #ACDD59 #59DDCC

square

#8A59DD #DD596A #ACDD59 #59DDCC

split-complementary

#8A59DD #DDCC59 #6ADD59

monochromatic

#4E209C #672ACF #8A59DD #AE8CE7 #D2BFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#8A59DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#8A59DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A59DD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A59DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A59DD	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2073DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a59dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.193 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ae8',
    500: '#8a59dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a59dd;
$custom-light: #b18ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a59dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.273,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58264,
    "c": 0.19325,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A59DD

secondary

#CFE2B0

accent

#CE188A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A59DD

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

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