#8B57E8#8B57E8
#8B57E8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.209 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B57E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 87, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 62.5%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.65, 52.13, -66.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.65, 84.10, 308.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.84% 0.091 -0.1882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.84% 0.209 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6173, 18.1310, 78.3202) |
| Luminance | 0.1813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 0.97
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.76
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.60
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.32
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B57E8 #B4E857
analogous
#576CE8 #8B57E8 #D357E8
triadic
#8B57E8 #E88B57 #57E88B
tetradic
#8B57E8 #E8576C #B4E857 #57E8D3
square
#8B57E8 #E8576C #B4E857 #57E8D3
split-complementary
#8B57E8 #E8D357 #6CE857
monochromatic
#4D18AD #6621E1 #8B57E8 #B08DEF #D5C3F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#8B57E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#8B57E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B57E8
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B57E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B57E8 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0077ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0074E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#737898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b57e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 87, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.209 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b389f0',
500: '#8b57e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b57e8; $custom-light: #b389f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b57e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 87,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.517,
"s": 75.916,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58842,
"c": 0.209,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.18132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B57E8
secondary
#D5E8B3
accent
#D80D8F
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FD
border
#D0CBD5
text
#120C17
muted
#817D85