#8D51BD#8D51BD

#8D51BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.168 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D51BD
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 189)
HSL	hsl(273, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 57.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 45.11, -47.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 65.41, 313.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.1021 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.168 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1104, 15.2220, 49.8549)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D51BD #81BD51

analogous

#5751BD #8D51BD #BD51B7

triadic

#8D51BD #BD8D51 #51BD8D

tetradic

#8D51BD #BD5751 #81BD51 #51B7BD

square

#8D51BD #BD5751 #81BD51 #51B7BD

split-complementary

#8D51BD #B7BD51 #51BD57

monochromatic

#4D296B #6E3997 #8D51BD #AA7DCE #C7AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8D51BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8D51BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D51BD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D51BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D51BD	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A6BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d51bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.168 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b184d1',
    500: '#8d51bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d51bd;
$custom-light: #b184d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d51bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55306,
    "c": 0.16792,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D51BD

secondary

#B2CC9E

accent

#D5538D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D51BD

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

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