#8B59CB#8B59CB

#8B59CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.172 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59CB
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 203)
HSL	hsl(266, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 56.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.19, 43.66, -51.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.19, 67.79, 310.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.18% 0.0895 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(57.18% 0.172 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9968, 16.9454, 58.4422)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59CB #99CB59

analogous

#5960CB #8B59CB #C459CB

triadic

#8B59CB #CB8B59 #59CB8B

tetradic

#8B59CB #CB5960 #99CB59 #59CBC4

square

#8B59CB #CB5960 #99CB59 #59CBC4

split-complementary

#8B59CB #CBC459 #60CB59

monochromatic

#4F2881 #6C37B0 #8B59CB #AC88DA #CCB6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#8B59CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#8B59CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59CB

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59CB	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2972CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C72C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E7089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.172 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08adb',
    500: '#8b59cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59cb;
$custom-light: #b08adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.316,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57178,
    "c": 0.17179,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59CB

secondary

#C3D7A9

accent

#DC4C9D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59CB

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

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