#8D5AEE#8D5AEE

#8D5AEE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.212 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5AEE
RGB	rgb(141, 90, 238)
HSL	hsl(261, 81%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(261, 62%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 62.2%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.86, 52.51, -67.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.86, 85.45, 307.92°)
OKLab	oklab(59.89% 0.0899 -0.1922)
OKLCH	oklch(59.89% 0.212 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.0692, 19.1474, 82.9839)
Luminance	0.1915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5AEE #BBEE5A

analogous

#5A71EE #8D5AEE #D75AEE

triadic

#8D5AEE #EE8D5A #5AEE8D

tetradic

#8D5AEE #EE5A71 #BBEE5A #5AEED7

square

#8D5AEE #EE5A71 #BBEE5A #5AEED7

split-complementary

#8D5AEE #EED75A #71EE5A

monochromatic

#4D13BA #6723E8 #8D5AEE #B391F4 #DAC9F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#8D5AEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#8D5AEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D5AEE

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5AEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D5AEE	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007AF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0077EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747C9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5aee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 90, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.212 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58bf4',
    500: '#8d5aee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5aee;
$custom-light: #b58bf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5aee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.676,
    "s": 81.319,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59893,
    "c": 0.21224,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5AEE

secondary

#DAECB8

accent

#DE0894

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5AEE

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

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