#8950BF#8950BF

#8950BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.171 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950BF
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 45.12, -49.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 66.93, 312.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.0982 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.171 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5871, 14.8174, 50.9502)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950BF #86BF50

analogous

#5150BF #8950BF #BF50BD

triadic

#8950BF #BF8950 #50BF89

tetradic

#8950BF #BF5150 #86BF50 #50BDBF

square

#8950BF #BF5150 #86BF50 #50BDBF

split-complementary

#8950BF #BDBF50 #50BF51

monochromatic

#4B286D #6A389A #8950BF #A77DCF #C5AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8950BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8950BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950BF

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950BF	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#226AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.171 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af83d3',
    500: '#8950bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950bf;
$custom-light: #af83d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.811,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54834,
    "c": 0.17064,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950BF

secondary

#B5CD9D

accent

#D65292

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950BF

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

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