#8D5ECF#8D5ECF

#8D5ECF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.170 H 300.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5ECF
RGB	rgb(141, 94, 207)
HSL	hsl(265, 54%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 55%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 54.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.71, 42.39, -51.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.71, 66.87, 309.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.42% 0.0859 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(58.42% 0.17 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2470, 18.1730, 61.1443)
Luminance	0.1817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5ECF #A0CF5E

analogous

#5E68CF #8D5ECF #C65ECF

triadic

#8D5ECF #CF8D5E #5ECF8D

tetradic

#8D5ECF #CF5E68 #A0CF5E #5ECFC6

square

#8D5ECF #CF5E68 #A0CF5E #5ECFC6

split-complementary

#8D5ECF #CFC65E #68CF5E

monochromatic

#51298A #6D37B9 #8D5ECF #AE8DDD #D0BCEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#8D5ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#8D5ECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D5ECF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D5ECF	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3176D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4075CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80748D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 94, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.170 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28dde',
    500: '#8d5ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5ecf;
$custom-light: #b28dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.956,
    "s": 54.067,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58419,
    "c": 0.1695,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5ECF

secondary

#C8DBAE

accent

#DD4AA0

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5ECF

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

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