#8E51CD#8E51CD
#8E51CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.187 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E51CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 81, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 49.16, -54.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 73.66, 311.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.45% 0.1033 -0.1553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.45% 0.187 303.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1147, 16.0435, 59.5194) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.18
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.25
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.37
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.72
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.90
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E51CD #90CD51
analogous
#5152CD #8E51CD #CC51CD
triadic
#8E51CD #CD8E51 #51CD8E
tetradic
#8E51CD #CD5152 #90CD51 #51CDCC
square
#8E51CD #CD5152 #90CD51 #51CDCC
split-complementary
#8E51CD #CDCC51 #52CD51
monochromatic
#51257F #6F32AF #8E51CD #AD81DB #CCB0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8E51CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8E51CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E51CD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E51CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E51CD | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#096ED1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#316FCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#826A87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e51cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.187 303.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b385dd',
500: '#8e51cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e51cd; $custom-light: #b385dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e51cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 81,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.516,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56445,
"c": 0.18652,
"h": 303.6
},
"luminance": 0.16043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E51CD
secondary
#BDD7A3
accent
#DF4995
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83