Deep Lavender#8D5EB7
#8D5EB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.140 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D5EB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 94, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 38%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 49%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 48.6%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.37, 36.51, -40.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.37, 54.16, 312.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57% 0.084 -0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57% 0.14 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5327, 17.0872, 46.8490) |
| Luminance | 0.1709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 0.00
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.08
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.31
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.89
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.80
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D5EB7 #88B75E
analogous
#615EB7 #8D5EB7 #B75EB5
triadic
#8D5EB7 #B78D5E #5EB78D
tetradic
#8D5EB7 #B7615E #88B75E #5EB5B7
square
#8D5EB7 #B7615E #88B75E #5EB5B7
split-complementary
#8D5EB7 #B5B75E #5EB761
monochromatic
#4F306B #6E4395 #8D5EB7 #AB88CA #C9B3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#8D5EB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#8D5EB7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D5EB7
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D5EB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D5EB7 | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4671BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5373B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#876D82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d5eb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 94, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.140 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b08dcd',
500: '#8d5eb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d5eb7; $custom-light: #b08dcd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d5eb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 94,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.685,
"s": 38.197,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56996,
"c": 0.1399,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.17087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D5EB7
secondary
#B7CBA6
accent
#CE5A91
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6F0F9
border
#D0CBD2
text
#110C13
muted
#807D82