#8E5BBF#8E5BBF

#8E5BBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.155 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5BBF
RGB	rgb(142, 91, 191)
HSL	hsl(271, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 40.38, -44.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 60.33, 312.01°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.0902 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.155 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2984, 16.9947, 51.2803)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5BBF #8CBF5B

analogous

#5C5BBF #8E5BBF #BF5BBE

triadic

#8E5BBF #BF8E5B #5BBF8E

tetradic

#8E5BBF #BF5C5B #8CBF5B #5BBEBF

square

#8E5BBF #BF5C5B #8CBF5B #5BBEBF

split-complementary

#8E5BBF #BEBF5B #5BBF5C

monochromatic

#502D73 #6F3E9F #8E5BBF #AC87D0 #CBB3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8E5BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8E5BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5BBF

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5BBF	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C71C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B73BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 91, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.155 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28bd3',
    500: '#8e5bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5bbf;
$custom-light: #b28bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.6,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57075,
    "c": 0.15488,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5BBF

secondary

#BAD0A6

accent

#D45493

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5BBF

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

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