#8B59DE#8B59DE

#8B59DE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.195 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59DE
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 222)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(263, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 59.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 48.48, -60.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 77.75, 308.57°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.0894 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.195 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.4013, 17.9072, 71.1059)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59DE #ACDE59

analogous

#5969DE #8B59DE #CD59DE

triadic

#8B59DE #DE8B59 #59DE8B

tetradic

#8B59DE #DE5969 #ACDE59 #59DECD

square

#8B59DE #DE5969 #ACDE59 #59DECD

split-complementary

#8B59DE #DECD59 #69DE59

monochromatic

#4F1F9D #6829D0 #8B59DE #AF8CE8 #D2BFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#8B59DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#8B59DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B59DE

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B59DE	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2074DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.195 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28ae9',
    500: '#8b59de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59de;
$custom-light: #b28ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.556,
    "s": 66.834,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58433,
    "c": 0.19456,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59DE

secondary

#D0E2B0

accent

#CF178A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59DE

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

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