#8D51CB#8D51CB

#8D51CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.184 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D51CB
RGB	rgb(141, 81, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 48.45, -54.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 72.62, 311.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1021 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.184 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7040, 15.8594, 58.2480)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D51CB #8FCB51

analogous

#5152CB #8D51CB #CA51CB

triadic

#8D51CB #CB8D51 #51CB8D

tetradic

#8D51CB #CB5152 #8FCB51 #51CBCA

square

#8D51CB #CB5152 #8FCB51 #51CBCA

split-complementary

#8D51CB #CBCA51 #52CB51

monochromatic

#50257C #6E33AC #8D51CB #AC80D9 #CBAFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8D51CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8D51CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D51CB

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D51CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D51CB	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F6ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d51cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 81, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.184 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b285db',
    500: '#8d51cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d51cb;
$custom-light: #b285db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d51cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.508,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56203,
    "c": 0.18401,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D51CB

secondary

#BCD5A3

accent

#DD4A95

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D51CB

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

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