#8B57DB#8B57DB
#8B57DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.194 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B57DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 87, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 65%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.78, 48.78, -60.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.78, 77.37, 309.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.93% 0.0918 -0.1707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.93% 0.194 298.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8386, 17.4195, 68.9524) |
| Luminance | 0.1742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 1.59
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.77
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.81
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.83
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.43
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B57DB #A7DB57
analogous
#5765DB #8B57DB #CD57DB
triadic
#8B57DB #DB8B57 #57DB8B
tetradic
#8B57DB #DB5765 #A7DB57 #57DBCD
square
#8B57DB #DB5765 #A7DB57 #57DBCD
split-complementary
#8B57DB #DBCD57 #65DB57
monochromatic
#4F2097 #6A2BCA #8B57DB #AE89E6 #D1BCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#8B57DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#8B57DB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B57DB
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B57DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B57DB | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.48 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0074DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2173D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#797391
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b57db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 87, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.194 298.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b289e7',
500: '#8b57db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b57db; $custom-light: #b289e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b57db",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 87,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.636,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57934,
"c": 0.19377,
"h": 298.3
},
"luminance": 0.1742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B57DB
secondary
#CCE0AD
accent
#E840A6
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FC
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110C16
muted
#807D84