#8F51CD#8F51CD

#8F51CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.187 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F51CD
RGB	rgb(143, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 49.39, -54.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 73.67, 312.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% 0.1046 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.187 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.2871, 16.1324, 59.5274)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F51CD #8FCD51

analogous

#5151CD #8F51CD #CD51CD

triadic

#8F51CD #CD8F51 #51CD8F

tetradic

#8F51CD #CD5151 #8FCD51 #51CDCD

square

#8F51CD #CD5151 #8FCD51 #51CDCD

split-complementary

#8F51CD #CDCD51 #51CD51

monochromatic

#52257F #7032AF #8F51CD #AE81DB #CCB0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8F51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8F51CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F51CD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F51CD	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B6ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.187 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b485dd',
    500: '#8f51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f51cd;
$custom-light: #b485dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56556,
    "c": 0.18675,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F51CD

secondary

#BDD7A3

accent

#DF4994

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F51CD

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

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