#8D5CBB#8D5CBB

#8D5CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.148 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5CBB
RGB	rgb(141, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(271, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 38.59, -42.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 57.55, 312.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.0872 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.148 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7794, 16.9051, 49.0143)
Luminance	0.1691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5CBB #8ABB5C

analogous

#5D5CBB #8D5CBB #BB5CBA

triadic

#8D5CBB #BB8D5C #5CBB8D

tetradic

#8D5CBB #BB5D5C #8ABB5C #5CBABB

square

#8D5CBB #BB5D5C #8ABB5C #5CBABB

split-complementary

#8D5CBB #BABB5C #5CBB5D

monochromatic

#4F2E6F #6E409A #8D5CBB #AB87CD #C9B2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#8D5CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#8D5CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5CBB

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5CBB	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4071BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E73B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.148 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18bd0',
    500: '#8d5cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5cbb;
$custom-light: #b18bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.947,
    "s": 41.126,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56895,
    "c": 0.14811,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5CBB

secondary

#B9CDA5

accent

#D15792

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5CBB

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

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