#8D5ABB#8D5ABB
#8D5ABB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.151 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D5ABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 90, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.6%, 51.9%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.70, 39.71, -43.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.70, 58.82, 312.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.57% 0.0899 -0.1217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.57% 0.151 306.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6085, 16.5631, 48.9574) |
| Luminance | 0.1656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 1.47
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.38
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.40
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.49
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.85
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D5ABB #88BB5A
analogous
#5D5ABB #8D5ABB #BB5AB9
triadic
#8D5ABB #BB8D5A #5ABB8D
tetradic
#8D5ABB #BB5D5A #88BB5A #5AB9BB
square
#8D5ABB #BB5D5A #88BB5A #5AB9BB
split-complementary
#8D5ABB #B9BB5A #5ABB5D
monochromatic
#4F2D6D #6E3F99 #8D5ABB #AB85CD #C9B1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.87
#8D5ABB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.31
#8D5ABB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D5ABB
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D5ABB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D5ABB | 1.00 | 4.87 | 4.31 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D6FBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C72B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#866B82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d5abb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 90, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.151 306.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18ad0',
500: '#8d5abb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d5abb; $custom-light: #b18ad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d5abb",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 90,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.546,
"s": 41.631,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56572,
"c": 0.15136,
"h": 306.5
},
"luminance": 0.16563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D5ABB
secondary
#B7CDA4
accent
#D15691
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6F0F9
border
#D0CBD2
text
#110C14
muted
#807D82