#8E51DB#8E51DB

#8E51DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.202 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E51DB
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(267, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 52.58, -61.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 80.83, 310.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% 0.1026 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.202 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8808, 16.7499, 68.8210)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E51DB #9EDB51

analogous

#5159DB #8E51DB #D351DB

triadic

#8E51DB #DB8E51 #51DB8E

tetradic

#8E51DB #DB5159 #9EDB51 #51DBD3

square

#8E51DB #DB5159 #9EDB51 #51DBD3

split-complementary

#8E51DB #DBD351 #59DB51

monochromatic

#521E93 #6E29C6 #8E51DB #AF84E5 #D0B6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#8E51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#8E51DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E51DB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E51DB	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1771D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.202 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b485e7',
    500: '#8e51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e51db;
$custom-light: #b485e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.522,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57398,
    "c": 0.20241,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E51DB

secondary

#C7DFA9

accent

#E93F9E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E51DB

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

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