#8F51CB#8F51CB

#8F51CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.184 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F51CB
RGB	rgb(143, 81, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 60.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 48.91, -53.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 72.65, 312.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.1047 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.184 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0472, 16.0364, 58.2641)
Luminance	0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F51CB #8DCB51

analogous

#5251CB #8F51CB #CB51CA

triadic

#8F51CB #CB8F51 #51CB8F

tetradic

#8F51CB #CB5251 #8DCB51 #51CACB

square

#8F51CB #CB5251 #8DCB51 #51CACB

split-complementary

#8F51CB #CACB51 #51CB52

monochromatic

#52257C #7033AC #8F51CB #AD80D9 #CCAFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#8F51CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#8F51CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F51CB

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F51CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F51CB	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3570C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f51cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 81, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.184 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b485db',
    500: '#8f51cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f51cb;
$custom-light: #b485db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f51cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.492,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56424,
    "c": 0.18447,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F51CB

secondary

#BBD5A3

accent

#DD4A93

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F51CB

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

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