#8D59BE#8D59BE

#8D59BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.157 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D59BE
RGB	rgb(141, 89, 190)
HSL	hsl(271, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.66, 40.99, -45.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.66, 61.02, 312.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.0915 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.157 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8492, 16.5254, 50.6385)
Luminance	0.1653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D59BE #8ABE59

analogous

#5B59BE #8D59BE #BE59BD

triadic

#8D59BE #BE8D59 #59BE8D

tetradic

#8D59BE #BE5B59 #8ABE59 #59BDBE

square

#8D59BE #BE5B59 #8ABE59 #59BDBE

split-complementary

#8D59BE #BDBE59 #59BE5B

monochromatic

#4F2C71 #6E3D9D #8D59BE #AB85CF #C9B1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#8D59BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#8D59BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D59BE

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D59BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D59BE	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#386FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d59be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 89, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.157 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b189d2',
    500: '#8d59be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d59be;
$custom-light: #b189d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d59be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.891,
    "s": 43.723,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5659,
    "c": 0.15658,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D59BE

secondary

#B9CFA4

accent

#D35492

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D59BE

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

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