#8D5DCD#8D5DCD

#8D5DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.169 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5DCD
RGB	rgb(141, 93, 205)
HSL	hsl(266, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 54.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 42.44, -51.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 66.43, 309.71°)
OKLab	oklab(58.14% 0.0871 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(58.14% 0.169 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9157, 17.8991, 59.8353)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5DCD #9DCD5D

analogous

#5D65CD #8D5DCD #C55DCD

triadic

#8D5DCD #CD8D5D #5DCD8D

tetradic

#8D5DCD #CD5D65 #9DCD5D #5DCDC5

square

#8D5DCD #CD5D65 #9DCD5D #5DCDC5

split-complementary

#8D5DCD #CDC55D #65CD5D

monochromatic

#512986 #6D38B5 #8D5DCD #AE8CDB #CFBBEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#8D5DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#8D5DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5DCD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5DCD	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3175D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4175CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80738C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 93, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.169 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28cdd',
    500: '#8d5dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5dcd;
$custom-light: #b28cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58136,
    "c": 0.16856,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5DCD

secondary

#C6D9AD

accent

#DC4C9E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5DCD

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

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