#8550B5#8550B5

#8550B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.158 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8550B5
RGB	rgb(133, 80, 181)
HSL	hsl(271, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 56%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 55.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 41.70, -45.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 61.59, 312.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.0928 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.158 306)
XYZ	xyz(20.8803, 14.0602, 45.3210)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8550B5 #80B550

analogous

#5250B5 #8550B5 #B550B2

triadic

#8550B5 #B58550 #50B585

tetradic

#8550B5 #B55250 #80B550 #50B2B5

square

#8550B5 #B55250 #80B550 #50B2B5

split-complementary

#8550B5 #B2B550 #50B552

monochromatic

#472961 #663B8C #8550B5 #A37BC7 #C1A6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8550B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8550B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8550B5

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8550B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8550B5	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C67B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F69B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D637B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8550b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 80, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.158 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab83cc',
    500: '#8550b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8550b5;
$custom-light: #ab83cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8550b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.485,
    "s": 40.562,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53758,
    "c": 0.15778,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.1406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8550B5

secondary

#AFC79A

accent

#D05791

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#100B13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8550B5

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

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