#8B59BD#8B59BD

#8B59BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.155 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59BD
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(270, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 40.22, -45.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 60.41, 311.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.0889 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.155 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.4032, 16.3080, 50.0491)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59BD #8BBD59

analogous

#5959BD #8B59BD #BD59BD

triadic

#8B59BD #BD8B59 #59BD8B

tetradic

#8B59BD #BD5959 #8BBD59 #59BDBD

square

#8B59BD #BD5959 #8BBD59 #59BDBD

split-complementary

#8B59BD #BDBD59 #59BD59

monochromatic

#4E2C6F #6C3E9B #8B59BD #AA85CE #C8B1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#8B59BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#8B59BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59BD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59BD	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#386FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.155 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af89d1',
    500: '#8b59bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59bd;
$custom-light: #af89d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56314,
    "c": 0.15482,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.16308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59BD

secondary

#B9CEA4

accent

#D35594

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59BD

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

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