#8D5EBD#8D5EBD

#8D5EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.147 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5EBD
RGB	rgb(141, 94, 189)
HSL	hsl(270, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 50%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.69, 37.95, -42.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.69, 57.34, 311.44°)
OKLab	oklab(57.34% 0.0846 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(57.34% 0.147 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1706, 17.3424, 50.2083)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5EBD #8EBD5E

analogous

#5E5EBD #8D5EBD #BC5EBD

triadic

#8D5EBD #BD8D5E #5EBD8D

tetradic

#8D5EBD #BD5E5E #8EBD5E #5EBDBC

square

#8D5EBD #BD5E5E #8EBD5E #5EBDBC

split-complementary

#8D5EBD #BDBC5E #5EBD5E

monochromatic

#502F72 #6E409D #8D5EBD #AC89CF #CAB5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#8D5EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#8D5EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5EBD

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5EBD	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4272C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F74BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 94, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.147 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18dd1',
    500: '#8d5ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5ebd;
$custom-light: #b18dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.684,
    "s": 41.85,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57337,
    "c": 0.14731,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5EBD

secondary

#BCCFA8

accent

#D25695

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5EBD

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

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