#8E59BF#8E59BF

#8E59BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.158 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E59BF
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 191)
HSL	hsl(271, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 41.49, -45.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 61.58, 312.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.0929 -0.1279)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.158 306)
XYZ	xyz(24.1297, 16.6573, 51.2241)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E59BF #8ABF59

analogous

#5B59BF #8E59BF #BF59BD

triadic

#8E59BF #BF8E59 #59BF8E

tetradic

#8E59BF #BF5B59 #8ABF59 #59BDBF

square

#8E59BF #BF5B59 #8ABF59 #59BDBF

split-complementary

#8E59BF #BDBF59 #59BF5B

monochromatic

#502C72 #6F3D9E #8E59BF #AC85D0 #CAB1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8E59BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8E59BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E59BF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E59BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E59BF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3870C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4972BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e59bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.158 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28ad3',
    500: '#8e59bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e59bf;
$custom-light: #b28ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e59bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.176,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56759,
    "c": 0.15806,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.16657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E59BF

secondary

#B9CFA4

accent

#D45491

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E59BF

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

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