#8D51AF#8D51AF

#8D51AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.152 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D51AF
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 41.88, -40.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 58.22, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1013 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.152 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6634, 14.6432, 42.2343)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D51AF #73AF51

analogous

#5E51AF #8D51AF #AF51A2

triadic

#8D51AF #AF8D51 #51AF8D

tetradic

#8D51AF #AF5E51 #73AF51 #51A2AF

square

#8D51AF #AF5E51 #73AF51 #51A2AF

split-complementary

#8D51AF #A2AF51 #51AF5E

monochromatic

#4A2A5C #6B3D85 #8D51AF #A87BC2 #C4A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8D51AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8D51AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D51AF

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D51AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D51AF	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3868B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d51af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.152 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b184c7',
    500: '#8d51af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d51af;
$custom-light: #b184c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d51af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.298,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54464,
    "c": 0.15187,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D51AF

secondary

#A8C399

accent

#CD5B84

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D51AF

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

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