#8E59DF#8E59DF

#8E59DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.196 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E59DF
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(264, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.77, 49.39, -60.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.77, 78.28, 309.13°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.0932 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.196 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.0437, 18.2229, 71.8376)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E59DF #AADF59

analogous

#5967DF #8E59DF #D159DF

triadic

#8E59DF #DF8E59 #59DF8E

tetradic

#8E59DF #DF5967 #AADF59 #59DFD1

square

#8E59DF #DF5967 #AADF59 #59DFD1

split-complementary

#8E59DF #DFD159 #67DF59

monochromatic

#511F9F #6C29D2 #8E59DF #B18CE9 #D4C0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#8E59DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#8E59DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E59DF

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E59DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E59DF	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2375DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e59df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.196 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48aea',
    500: '#8e59df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e59df;
$custom-light: #b48aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e59df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.731,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58805,
    "c": 0.19611,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E59DF

secondary

#CFE3B1

accent

#D01686

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E59DF

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

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