#8B59AD#8B59AD

#8B59AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.135 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59AD
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 173)
HSL	hsl(276, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 48.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 36.43, -37.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 52.00, 314.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0873 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.135 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7613, 15.6512, 41.4017)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59AD #7BAD59

analogous

#6159AD #8B59AD #AD59A5

triadic

#8B59AD #AD8B59 #59AD8B

tetradic

#8B59AD #AD6159 #7BAD59 #59A5AD

square

#8B59AD #AD6159 #7BAD59 #59A5AD

split-complementary

#8B59AD #A5AD59 #59AD61

monochromatic

#4A2E5D #6B4286 #8B59AD #A882C1 #C4ABD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#8B59AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8B59AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59AD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59AD	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87677B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.135 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af89c6',
    500: '#8b59ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59ad;
$custom-light: #af89c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.714,
    "s": 33.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55394,
    "c": 0.13541,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59AD

secondary

#ADC39E

accent

#CA5E8A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59AD

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

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