#8D5CB5#8D5CB5

#8D5CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.141 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5CB5
RGB	rgb(141, 92, 181)
HSL	hsl(273, 38%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 49.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 37.17, -39.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 54.39, 313.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.0865 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.141 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1505, 16.6535, 45.7020)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5CB5 #84B55C

analogous

#605CB5 #8D5CB5 #B55CB0

triadic

#8D5CB5 #B58D5C #5CB58D

tetradic

#8D5CB5 #B5605C #84B55C #5CB0B5

square

#8D5CB5 #B5605C #84B55C #5CB0B5

split-complementary

#8D5CB5 #B0B55C #5CB560

monochromatic

#4E2F68 #6E4292 #8D5CB5 #AA86C8 #C8B0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8D5CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8D5CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5CB5

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5CB5	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4470B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5272B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 92, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.141 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08bcb',
    500: '#8d5cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5cb5;
$custom-light: #b08bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.034,
    "s": 37.553,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56553,
    "c": 0.14078,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5CB5

secondary

#B4C9A3

accent

#CE5A8E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5CB5

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

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