#8B59CF#8B59CF

#8B59CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.177 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59CF
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 207)
HSL	hsl(265, 55%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(265, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.43, 44.66, -53.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.43, 69.90, 309.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% 0.0896 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.177 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4796, 17.1386, 60.9851)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59CF #9DCF59

analogous

#5962CF #8B59CF #C659CF

triadic

#8B59CF #CF8B59 #59CF8B

tetradic

#8B59CF #CF5962 #9DCF59 #59CFC6

square

#8B59CF #CF5962 #9DCF59 #59CFC6

split-complementary

#8B59CF #CFC659 #62CF59

monochromatic

#4F2787 #6C35B6 #8B59CF #AC88DD #CDB8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#8B59CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#8B59CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59CF

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59CF	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2373D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3772CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D718B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.177 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ade',
    500: '#8b59cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59cf;
$custom-light: #b18ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.424,
    "s": 55.14,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57435,
    "c": 0.17662,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59CF

secondary

#C5D9AA

accent

#DE499F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59CF

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

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