#8B57DF#8B57DF

#8B57DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.198 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B57DF
RGB	rgb(139, 87, 223)
HSL	hsl(263, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(263, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 61%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 49.81, -61.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 79.45, 308.82°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.0916 -0.1761)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.198 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.3716, 17.6327, 71.7591)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B57DF #ABDF57

analogous

#5767DF #8B57DF #CF57DF

triadic

#8B57DF #DF8B57 #57DF8B

tetradic

#8B57DF #DF5767 #ABDF57 #57DFCF

square

#8B57DF #DF5767 #ABDF57 #57DFCF

split-complementary

#8B57DF #DFCF57 #67DF57

monochromatic

#4F1E9E #6828D1 #8B57DF #AE8AE9 #D2BEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#8B57DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#8B57DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B57DF

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B57DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B57DF	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1773DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b57df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 87, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.198 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b289ea',
    500: '#8b57df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b57df;
$custom-light: #b289ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b57df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.941,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58209,
    "c": 0.19849,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B57DF

secondary

#CFE3AF

accent

#D01689

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B57DF

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

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