#8B51AF#8B51AF

#8B51AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.151 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B51AF
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.90, 41.33, -40.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.90, 58.11, 315.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.0988 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.151 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3263, 14.4694, 42.2185)
Luminance	0.1447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B51AF #75AF51

analogous

#5C51AF #8B51AF #AF51A4

triadic

#8B51AF #AF8B51 #51AF8B

tetradic

#8B51AF #AF5C51 #75AF51 #51A4AF

square

#8B51AF #AF5C51 #75AF51 #51A4AF

split-complementary

#8B51AF #A4AF51 #51AF5C

monochromatic

#492A5C #6A3D85 #8B51AF #A77BC2 #C3A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8B51AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8B51AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B51AF

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B51AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B51AF	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3767B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b51af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.151 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84c7',
    500: '#8b51af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b51af;
$custom-light: #af84c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b51af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54232,
    "c": 0.15111,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B51AF

secondary

#A9C399

accent

#CD5B87

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B51AF

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

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