#8B59AF#8B59AF

#8B59AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.138 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59AF
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 175)
HSL	hsl(275, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 49.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 36.89, -38.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 53.05, 314.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.0875 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.138 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9562, 15.7292, 42.4285)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59AF #7DAF59

analogous

#6059AF #8B59AF #AF59A8

triadic

#8B59AF #AF8B59 #59AF8B

tetradic

#8B59AF #AF6059 #7DAF59 #59A8AF

square

#8B59AF #AF6059 #7DAF59 #59A8AF

split-complementary

#8B59AF #A8AF59 #59AF60

monochromatic

#4B2E60 #6B4289 #8B59AF #A882C3 #C5ACD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8B59AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8B59AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59AF

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59AF	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86677C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.138 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af89c7',
    500: '#8b59af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59af;
$custom-light: #af89c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.884,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55505,
    "c": 0.13783,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59AF

secondary

#AFC59F

accent

#CB5D8B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59AF

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

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