#8950BD#8950BD

#8950BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.168 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950BD
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(271, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 44.64, -48.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 65.89, 312.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.0982 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.168 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3685, 14.7300, 49.7990)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950BD #84BD50

analogous

#5250BD #8950BD #BD50BA

triadic

#8950BD #BD8950 #50BD89

tetradic

#8950BD #BD5250 #84BD50 #50BABD

square

#8950BD #BD5250 #84BD50 #50BABD

split-complementary

#8950BD #BABD50 #50BD52

monochromatic

#4B286A #6A3997 #8950BD #A77CCE #C5A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8950BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8950BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950BD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950BD	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)

#2569C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.168 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af83d1',
    500: '#8950bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950bd;
$custom-light: #af83d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.376,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54707,
    "c": 0.1683,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950BD

secondary

#B3CC9D

accent

#D55391

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950BD

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

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