#8E59CF#8E59CF

#8E59CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.177 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E59CF
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 207)
HSL	hsl(267, 55%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 45.38, -53.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 69.95, 310.45°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% 0.0935 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.177 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.9876, 17.4005, 61.0089)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E59CF #9ACF59

analogous

#595FCF #8E59CF #C959CF

triadic

#8E59CF #CF8E59 #59CF8E

tetradic

#8E59CF #CF595F #9ACF59 #59CFC9

square

#8E59CF #CF595F #9ACF59 #59CFC9

split-complementary

#8E59CF #CFC959 #5FCF59

monochromatic

#522787 #6F35B6 #8E59CF #AE88DD #CFB8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#8E59CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#8E59CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E59CF

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E59CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E59CF	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2573D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B73CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81718B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e59cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.177 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38ade',
    500: '#8e59cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e59cf;
$custom-light: #b38ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e59cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.949,
    "s": 55.14,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57749,
    "c": 0.17718,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E59CF

secondary

#C4D9AA

accent

#DE499B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E59CF

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

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