#8B57BB#8B57BB

#8B57BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.156 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B57BB
RGB	rgb(139, 87, 187)
HSL	hsl(271, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 53%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 53.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 40.85, -44.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 60.61, 312.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.0915 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.156 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.0234, 15.8934, 48.8589)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B57BB #87BB57

analogous

#5957BB #8B57BB #BB57B9

triadic

#8B57BB #BB8B57 #57BB8B

tetradic

#8B57BB #BB5957 #87BB57 #57B9BB

square

#8B57BB #BB5957 #87BB57 #57B9BB

split-complementary

#8B57BB #B9BB57 #57BB59

monochromatic

#4D2C6C #6C3D97 #8B57BB #A983CD #C7AEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8B57BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8B57BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B57BB

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B57BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B57BB	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#376DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b57bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 87, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.156 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88d0',
    500: '#8b57bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b57bb;
$custom-light: #af88d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b57bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.2,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55877,
    "c": 0.15559,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.15893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B57BB

secondary

#B6CCA2

accent

#D25691

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B57BB

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

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