#8F51BF#8F51BF

#8F51BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.171 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F51BF
RGB	rgb(143, 81, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 57.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 46.08, -47.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 66.50, 313.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1047 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.171 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.6722, 15.4864, 51.0222)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F51BF #81BF51

analogous

#5851BF #8F51BF #BF51B8

triadic

#8F51BF #BF8F51 #51BF8F

tetradic

#8F51BF #BF5851 #81BF51 #51B8BF

square

#8F51BF #BF5851 #81BF51 #51B8BF

split-complementary

#8F51BF #B8BF51 #51BF58

monochromatic

#4F286D #70399A #8F51BF #AC7ECF #C9AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8F51BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8F51BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F51BF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F51BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F51BF	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f51bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 81, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.171 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b384d3',
    500: '#8f51bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f51bf;
$custom-light: #b384d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f51bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.818,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55658,
    "c": 0.17081,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F51BF

secondary

#B3CE9E

accent

#D6528C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F51BF

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

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