#8950BE#8950BE

#8950BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.169 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950BE
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 190)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 44.88, -48.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 66.41, 312.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.0982 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.169 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4775, 14.7735, 50.3726)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950BE #85BE50

analogous

#5250BE #8950BE #BE50BC

triadic

#8950BE #BE8950 #50BE89

tetradic

#8950BE #BE5250 #85BE50 #50BCBE

square

#8950BE #BE5250 #85BE50 #50BCBE

split-complementary

#8950BE #BCBE50 #50BE52

monochromatic

#4B286C #6A3998 #8950BE #A77DCF #C5A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8950BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8950BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950BE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950BE	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#236AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.169 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af83d2',
    500: '#8950be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950be;
$custom-light: #af83d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.091,
    "s": 45.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54771,
    "c": 0.16947,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950BE

secondary

#B4CD9D

accent

#D55292

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950BE

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

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