#8B59DF#8B59DF

#8B59DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.196 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B59DF
RGB	rgb(139, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(262, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, 48.74, -61.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 78.27, 308.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.5% 0.0893 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.196 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.5357, 17.9610, 71.8138)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B59DF #ADDF59

analogous

#596ADF #8B59DF #CE59DF

triadic

#8B59DF #DF8B59 #59DF8B

tetradic

#8B59DF #DF596A #ADDF59 #59DFCE

square

#8B59DF #DF596A #ADDF59 #59DFCE

split-complementary

#8B59DF #DFCE59 #6ADF59

monochromatic

#4F1F9F #6829D2 #8B59DF #AF8CE9 #D3C0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#8B59DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#8B59DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B59DF

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B59DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B59DF	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D74DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b59df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.196 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28aea',
    500: '#8b59df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b59df;
$custom-light: #b28aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b59df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.388,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58501,
    "c": 0.19575,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B59DF

secondary

#D0E3B1

accent

#D0168A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B59DF

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

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