#8D51BA#8D51BA

#8D51BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.164 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D51BA
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 186)
HSL	hsl(274, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 56.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 44.40, -45.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 63.86, 314.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.102 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.164 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7881, 15.0931, 48.1576)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D51BA #7EBA51

analogous

#5951BA #8D51BA #BA51B2

triadic

#8D51BA #BA8D51 #51BA8D

tetradic

#8D51BA #BA5951 #7EBA51 #51B2BA

square

#8D51BA #BA5951 #7EBA51 #51B2BA

split-complementary

#8D51BA #B2BA51 #51BA59

monochromatic

#4D2968 #6D3A93 #8D51BA #AA7DCB #C6A9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8D51BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8D51BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D51BA

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D51BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D51BA	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d51ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.164 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b184cf',
    500: '#8d51ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d51ba;
$custom-light: #b184cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d51ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55121,
    "c": 0.16447,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D51BA

secondary

#B0CA9D

accent

#D3558B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D51BA

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

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