#8D5ECB#8D5ECB

#8D5ECB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.165 H 301.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5ECB
RGB	rgb(141, 94, 203)
HSL	hsl(266, 51%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 54%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 53.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, 41.39, -49.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 64.75, 309.73°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.0857 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.165 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.7642, 17.9798, 58.6014)
Luminance	0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5ECB #9CCB5E

analogous

#5E65CB #8D5ECB #C45ECB

triadic

#8D5ECB #CB8D5E #5ECB8D

tetradic

#8D5ECB #CB5E65 #9CCB5E #5ECBC4

square

#8D5ECB #CB5E65 #9CCB5E #5ECBC4

split-complementary

#8D5ECB #CBC45E #65CB5E

monochromatic

#512B84 #6E3AB2 #8D5ECB #AE8CDA #CFBBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#8D5ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#8D5ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D5ECB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D5ECB	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3575CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4475C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81738B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 94, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.165 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ddb',
    500: '#8d5ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5ecb;
$custom-light: #b18ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.872,
    "s": 51.174,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58171,
    "c": 0.16459,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5ECB

secondary

#C5D8AD

accent

#DB4D9E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5ECB

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

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