#8B51CD#8B51CD

#8B51CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.186 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B51CD
RGB	rgb(139, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 48.47, -55.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 73.63, 311.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.0994 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.186 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6068, 15.7816, 59.4956)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B51CD #93CD51

analogous

#5155CD #8B51CD #C951CD

triadic

#8B51CD #CD8B51 #51CD8B

tetradic

#8B51CD #CD5155 #93CD51 #51CDC9

square

#8B51CD #CD5155 #93CD51 #51CDC9

split-complementary

#8B51CD #CDC951 #55CD51

monochromatic

#4F257F #6C32AF #8B51CD #AB81DB #CAB0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8B51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8B51CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B51CD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B51CD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#036ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.186 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b185dd',
    500: '#8b51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b51cd;
$custom-light: #b185dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.065,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56117,
    "c": 0.18587,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B51CD

secondary

#BFD7A3

accent

#DF4999

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B51CD

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

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