#8B53AF#8B53AF

#8B53AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.148 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B53AF
RGB	rgb(139, 83, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 52.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 40.24, -40.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 56.86, 315.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.096 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.148 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4772, 14.7710, 42.2688)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B53AF #77AF53

analogous

#5D53AF #8B53AF #AF53A5

triadic

#8B53AF #AF8B53 #53AF8B

tetradic

#8B53AF #AF5D53 #77AF53 #53A5AF

square

#8B53AF #AF5D53 #77AF53 #53A5AF

split-complementary

#8B53AF #A5AF53 #53AF5D

monochromatic

#492B5D #6A3E86 #8B53AF #A77DC2 #C3A7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8B53AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8B53AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B53AF

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B53AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B53AF	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A69B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b53af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 83, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.148 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af85c7',
    500: '#8b53af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b53af;
$custom-light: #af85c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b53af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54542,
    "c": 0.14782,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B53AF

secondary

#AAC39A

accent

#CD5B88

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B53AF

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

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