#8D5AE0#8D5AE0

#8D5AE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.196 H 297.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5AE0
RGB	rgb(141, 90, 224)
HSL	hsl(263, 68%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(263, 60%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 48.89, -61.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 78.20, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.92% 0.0907 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(58.92% 0.196 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.0918, 18.3565, 72.5697)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5AE0 #ADE05A

analogous

#5A6AE0 #8D5AE0 #D05AE0

triadic

#8D5AE0 #E08D5A #5AE08D

tetradic

#8D5AE0 #E05A6A #ADE05A #5AE0D0

square

#8D5AE0 #E05A6A #ADE05A #5AE0D0

split-complementary

#8D5AE0 #E0D05A #6AE05A

monochromatic

#501EA1 #6A28D5 #8D5AE0 #B18EEA #D4C1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#8D5AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#8D5AE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D5AE0

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D5AE0	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2275DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 90, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.196 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38bea',
    500: '#8d5ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5ae0;
$custom-light: #b38bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.836,
    "s": 68.367,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58918,
    "c": 0.19579,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5AE0

secondary

#D1E4B2

accent

#D01589

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5AE0

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

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