#8950B2#8950B2

#8950B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.155 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950B2
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 178)
HSL	hsl(275, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 55%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 55.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 42.04, -43.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 60.18, 314.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.0978 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.155 309)
XYZ	xyz(21.2195, 14.2704, 43.7475)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950B2 #79B250

analogous

#5850B2 #8950B2 #B250AA

triadic

#8950B2 #B28950 #50B289

tetradic

#8950B2 #B25850 #79B250 #50AAB2

square

#8950B2 #B25850 #79B250 #50AAB2

split-complementary

#8950B2 #AAB250 #50B258

monochromatic

#48295E #693C89 #8950B2 #A67AC5 #C2A5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8950B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8950B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950B2

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950B2	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3267B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.155 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c9',
    500: '#8950b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950b2;
$custom-light: #ae83c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.898,
    "s": 38.889,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54027,
    "c": 0.15548,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.1427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950B2

secondary

#ABC599

accent

#CF598A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950B2

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

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