#8C59DB#8C59DB

#8C59DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.191 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C59DB
RGB	rgb(140, 89, 219)
HSL	hsl(264, 64%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(264, 59%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 47.93, -59.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 76.19, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% 0.0908 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.191 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.1706, 17.8343, 69.0150)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C59DB #A8DB59

analogous

#5967DB #8C59DB #CD59DB

triadic

#8C59DB #DB8C59 #59DB8C

tetradic

#8C59DB #DB5967 #A8DB59 #59DBCD

square

#8C59DB #DB5967 #A8DB59 #59DBCD

split-complementary

#8C59DB #DBCD59 #67DB59

monochromatic

#502199 #6A2CCB #8C59DB #AF8BE6 #D2BEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#8C59DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#8C59DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C59DB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C59DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C59DB	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2874D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c59db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 89, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.191 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28ae7',
    500: '#8c59db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c59db;
$custom-light: #b28ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c59db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.538,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5833,
    "c": 0.19112,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C59DB

secondary

#CDE1AF

accent

#CC1986

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C59DB

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

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