#8E59EF#8E59EF

#8E59EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.215 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E59EF
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 239)
HSL	hsl(261, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(261, 63%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 62.8%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.84, 53.49, -68.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.84, 86.52, 308.19°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% 0.0922 -0.194)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.215 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.3036, 19.1269, 83.7399)
Luminance	0.1913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E59EF #BAEF59

analogous

#596FEF #8E59EF #D959EF

triadic

#8E59EF #EF8E59 #59EF8E

tetradic

#8E59EF #EF596F #BAEF59 #59EFD9

square

#8E59EF #EF596F #BAEF59 #59EFD9

split-complementary

#8E59EF #EFD959 #6FEF59

monochromatic

#4E12BC #6821EA #8E59EF #B491F4 #DAC9FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#8E59EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#8E59EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E59EF

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E59EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E59EF	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007AF4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0077EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757B9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e59ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.215 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58bf5',
    500: '#8e59ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e59ef;
$custom-light: #b58bf5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e59ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.2,
    "s": 82.418,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59922,
    "c": 0.21477,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E59EF

secondary

#DAECB8

accent

#DF0792

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E59EF

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

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