#8E59DC#8E59DC

#8E59DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.193 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E59DC
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 220)
HSL	hsl(264, 65%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 60%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 59.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 48.63, -59.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 76.72, 309.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% 0.0933 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.193 299)
XYZ	xyz(27.6428, 18.0626, 69.7263)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E59DC #A7DC59

analogous

#5965DC #8E59DC #D059DC

triadic

#8E59DC #DC8E59 #59DC8E

tetradic

#8E59DC #DC5965 #A7DC59 #59DCD0

square

#8E59DC #DC5965 #A7DC59 #59DCD0

split-complementary

#8E59DC #DCD059 #65DC59

monochromatic

#52209A #6C2BCD #8E59DC #B08CE7 #D3BEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#8E59DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#8E59DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E59DC

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E59DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E59DC	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2975D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e59dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.193 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48ae8',
    500: '#8e59dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e59dc;
$custom-light: #b48ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e59dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.275,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58602,
    "c": 0.19259,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.18063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E59DC

secondary

#CDE1AF

accent

#CD1884

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E59DC

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

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