#8D5BB4#8D5BB4

#8D5BB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.141 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5BB4
RGB	rgb(141, 91, 180)
HSL	hsl(274, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 49.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.55, 37.50, -39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.55, 54.51, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% 0.0878 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.141 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9622, 16.4405, 45.1348)
Luminance	0.1644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5BB4 #82B45B

analogous

#605BB4 #8D5BB4 #B45BAE

triadic

#8D5BB4 #B48D5B #5BB48D

tetradic

#8D5BB4 #B4605B #82B45B #5BAEB4

square

#8D5BB4 #B4605B #82B45B #5BAEB4

split-complementary

#8D5BB4 #AEB45B #5BB460

monochromatic

#4E2F66 #6E4290 #8D5BB4 #AA85C7 #C7AFDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#8D5BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#8D5BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5BB4

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5BB4	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5271B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 91, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.141 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08bcb',
    500: '#8d5bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5bb4;
$custom-light: #b08bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.708,
    "s": 37.238,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56333,
    "c": 0.14123,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5BB4

secondary

#B3C9A2

accent

#CD5B8D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5BB4

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

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