#8850BF#8850BF

#8850BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.170 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8850BF
RGB	rgb(136, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(270, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 44.87, -49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 66.91, 312.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.0969 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.17 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4239, 14.7333, 50.9426)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8850BF #87BF50

analogous

#5050BF #8850BF #BF50BF

triadic

#8850BF #BF8850 #50BF88

tetradic

#8850BF #BF5050 #87BF50 #50BFBF

square

#8850BF #BF5050 #87BF50 #50BFBF

split-complementary

#8850BF #BFBF50 #50BF50

monochromatic

#4B286D #69389A #8850BF #A67DCF #C5AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8850BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8850BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8850BF

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8850BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8850BF	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#216AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8850bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.170 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83d3',
    500: '#8850bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8850bf;
$custom-light: #ae83d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8850bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.27,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54723,
    "c": 0.17037,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8850BF

secondary

#B5CD9D

accent

#D65293

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8850BF

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

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