#8D5BBE#8D5BBE

#8D5BBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.153 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5BBE
RGB	rgb(141, 91, 190)
HSL	hsl(270, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 52.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 39.87, -44.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 59.76, 311.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.0888 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.153 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0179, 16.8628, 50.6948)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5BBE #8CBE5B

analogous

#5C5BBE #8D5BBE #BE5BBD

triadic

#8D5BBE #BE8D5B #5BBE8D

tetradic

#8D5BBE #BE5C5B #8CBE5B #5BBDBE

square

#8D5BBE #BE5C5B #8CBE5B #5BBDBE

split-complementary

#8D5BBE #BDBE5B #5BBE5C

monochromatic

#502D72 #6E3E9D #8D5BBE #AB87CF #CAB3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#8D5BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#8D5BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5BBE

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5BBE	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 91, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.153 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18bd2',
    500: '#8d5bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5bbe;
$custom-light: #b18bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.303,
    "s": 43.231,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56908,
    "c": 0.15339,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5BBE

secondary

#BACFA6

accent

#D35593

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5BBE

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

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