#8D5BC7#8D5BC7

#8D5BC7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.164 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5BC7
RGB	rgb(141, 91, 199)
HSL	hsl(268, 49%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 54%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 54.3%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, 42.06, -48.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 64.50, 310.70°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.0894 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.164 303)
XYZ	xyz(25.0321, 17.2684, 56.0361)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5BC7 #95C75B

analogous

#5B5FC7 #8D5BC7 #C35BC7

triadic

#8D5BC7 #C78D5B #5BC78D

tetradic

#8D5BC7 #C75B5F #95C75B #5BC7C3

square

#8D5BC7 #C75B5F #95C75B #5BC7C3

split-complementary

#8D5BC7 #C7C35B #5FC75B

monochromatic

#512B7D #6E3AAB #8D5BC7 #AD89D7 #CCB6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#8D5BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#8D5BC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5BC7

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5BC7	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3372CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4473C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 91, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.164 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18bd8',
    500: '#8d5bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5bc7;
$custom-light: #b18bd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.778,
    "s": 49.091,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5745,
    "c": 0.16432,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.17268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5BC7

secondary

#C1D5A9

accent

#D94F99

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5BC7

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

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