#8950B1#8950B1

#8950B1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.154 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950B1
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 177)
HSL	hsl(275, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 54.8%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 41.80, -42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 59.66, 314.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.0977 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.154 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1195, 14.2304, 43.2206)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950B1 #78B150

analogous

#5850B1 #8950B1 #B150A8

triadic

#8950B1 #B18950 #50B189

tetradic

#8950B1 #B15850 #78B150 #50A8B1

square

#8950B1 #B15850 #78B150 #50A8B1

split-complementary

#8950B1 #A8B150 #50B158

monochromatic

#48295D #683C87 #8950B1 #A67AC4 #C2A5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8950B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8950B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950B1

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950B1	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3267B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.154 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c9',
    500: '#8950b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950b1;
$custom-light: #ae83c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.258,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53966,
    "c": 0.15432,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950B1

secondary

#ABC499

accent

#CE5A8A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950B1

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

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