#8B59DB#8B59DB
#8B59DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.191 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B59DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 89, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 64%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 59%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.19, 47.71, -59.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.19, 76.19, 308.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.23% 0.0895 -0.1687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.23% 0.191 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0028, 17.7478, 69.0071) |
| Luminance | 0.1775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 1.71
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.81
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.66
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.80
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 6.18
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B59DB #A9DB59
analogous
#5968DB #8B59DB #CC59DB
triadic
#8B59DB #DB8B59 #59DB8B
tetradic
#8B59DB #DB5968 #A9DB59 #59DBCC
square
#8B59DB #DB5968 #A9DB59 #59DBCC
split-complementary
#8B59DB #DBCC59 #68DB59
monochromatic
#4F2199 #692CCB #8B59DB #AE8BE6 #D1BEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#8B59DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#8B59DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B59DB
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B59DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B59DB | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0075DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2674D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#797592
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b59db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.191 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28ae7',
500: '#8b59db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b59db; $custom-light: #b28ae7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b59db",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 89,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.077,
"s": 64.356,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58229,
"c": 0.19099,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.17748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B59DB
secondary
#CEE1AF
accent
#CC1987
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6F0FC
border
#D0CBD5
text
#110C16
muted
#807D84