#8C59BF#8C59BF

#8C59BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.158 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C59BF
RGB	rgb(140, 89, 191)
HSL	hsl(270, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, 40.96, -45.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 61.50, 311.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.54% 0.0903 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(56.54% 0.158 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.7895, 16.4819, 51.2082)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C59BF #8CBF59

analogous

#5959BF #8C59BF #BF59BF

triadic

#8C59BF #BF8C59 #59BF8C

tetradic

#8C59BF #BF5959 #8CBF59 #59BFBF

square

#8C59BF #BF5959 #8CBF59 #59BFBF

split-complementary

#8C59BF #BFBF59 #59BF59

monochromatic

#4F2C72 #6D3D9E #8C59BF #AB85D0 #C9B1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#8C59BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#8C59BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C59BF

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C59BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C59BF	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#376FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4771BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c59bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 89, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.158 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b089d3',
    500: '#8c59bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c59bf;
$custom-light: #b089d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c59bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56542,
    "c": 0.15751,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.16482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C59BF

secondary

#BACFA4

accent

#D45494

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C59BF

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

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