#8D5ADE#8D5ADE

#8D5ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.193 H 298.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5ADE
RGB	rgb(141, 90, 222)
HSL	hsl(263, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(263, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 59.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.80, 48.38, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.80, 77.16, 308.83°)
OKLab	oklab(58.78% 0.0908 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(58.78% 0.193 298)
XYZ	xyz(27.8222, 18.2486, 71.1496)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5ADE #ABDE5A

analogous

#5A69DE #8D5ADE #CF5ADE

triadic

#8D5ADE #DE8D5A #5ADE8D

tetradic

#8D5ADE #DE5A69 #ABDE5A #5ADECF

square

#8D5ADE #DE5A69 #ABDE5A #5ADECF

split-complementary

#8D5ADE #DECF5A #69DE5A

monochromatic

#50209E #6A2AD1 #8D5ADE #B08DE8 #D3C0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#8D5ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#8D5ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D5ADE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D5ADE	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2675DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 90, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.193 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38be9',
    500: '#8d5ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5ade;
$custom-light: #b38be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.182,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58782,
    "c": 0.19341,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.18249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5ADE

secondary

#D0E3B1

accent

#CF1788

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5ADE

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

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