#8B59CC#8B59CC

#8B59CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.173 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59CC
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 204)
HSL	hsl(266, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 56.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 43.91, -52.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 68.32, 309.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.0896 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.173 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1164, 16.9933, 59.0718)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59CC #9ACC59

analogous

#5961CC #8B59CC #C459CC

triadic

#8B59CC #CC8B59 #59CC8B

tetradic

#8B59CC #CC5961 #9ACC59 #59CCC4

square

#8B59CC #CC5961 #9ACC59 #59CCC4

split-complementary

#8B59CC #CCC459 #61CC59

monochromatic

#4F2883 #6C36B1 #8B59CC #AC88DA #CCB7E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8B59CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8B59CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59CC

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59CC	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2872D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B72C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E708A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.173 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08adc',
    500: '#8b59cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59cc;
$custom-light: #b08adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 52.995,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57242,
    "c": 0.173,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59CC

secondary

#C3D8A9

accent

#DC4B9D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59CC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →