#8D51B2#8D51B2

#8D51B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.155 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D51B2
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 178)
HSL	hsl(277, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 54%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 54.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 42.56, -41.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 59.75, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1016 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.155 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9613, 14.7624, 43.8034)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D51B2 #76B251

analogous

#5C51B2 #8D51B2 #B251A6

triadic

#8D51B2 #B28D51 #51B28D

tetradic

#8D51B2 #B25C51 #76B251 #51A6B2

square

#8D51B2 #B25C51 #76B251 #51A6B2

split-complementary

#8D51B2 #A6B251 #51B25C

monochromatic

#4B2A5F #6C3D89 #8D51B2 #A97BC5 #C5A6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8D51B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8D51B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D51B2

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D51B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D51B2	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3568B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d51b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.155 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b184c9',
    500: '#8d51b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d51b2;
$custom-light: #b184c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d51b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.113,
    "s": 38.645,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5464,
    "c": 0.1553,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D51B2

secondary

#AAC59A

accent

#CF5986

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D51B2

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

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