#8B59DD#8B59DD

#8B59DD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.193 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59DD
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 221)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(263, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 59.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 48.22, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 77.23, 308.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% 0.0894 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.193 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.2677, 17.8538, 70.4021)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59DD #ABDD59

analogous

#5969DD #8B59DD #CD59DD

triadic

#8B59DD #DD8B59 #59DD8B

tetradic

#8B59DD #DD5969 #ABDD59 #59DDCD

square

#8B59DD #DD5969 #ABDD59 #59DDCD

split-complementary

#8B59DD #DDCD59 #69DD59

monochromatic

#4F209C #682ACF #8B59DD #AE8CE7 #D2BFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#8B59DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#8B59DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B59DD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B59DD	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2274DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.193 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28ae8',
    500: '#8b59dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59dd;
$custom-light: #b28ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.727,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58365,
    "c": 0.19337,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59DD

secondary

#CFE2B0

accent

#CE1889

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59DD

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

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