#8950C2#8950C2
#8950C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.174 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8950C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 80, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 59%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 45.84, -50.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 68.49, 312.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.03% 0.0982 -0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.03% 0.174 304.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9206, 14.9508, 52.7068) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.72
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.90
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.66
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.68
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.86
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8950C2 #89C250
analogous
#5050C2 #8950C2 #C250C2
triadic
#8950C2 #C28950 #50C289
tetradic
#8950C2 #C25050 #89C250 #50C2C2
square
#8950C2 #C25050 #89C250 #50C2C2
split-complementary
#8950C2 #C2C250 #50C250
monochromatic
#4C2770 #6A379E #8950C2 #A87DD2 #C6ABE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#8950C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#8950C2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8950C2
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8950C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8950C2 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D6AC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#376CBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6781
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8950c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.174 304.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af84d5',
500: '#8950c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8950c2; $custom-light: #af84d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8950c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 80,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 48.305,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55028,
"c": 0.17412,
"h": 304.3
},
"luminance": 0.14951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8950C2
secondary
#B7CF9F
accent
#D85094
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFA
border
#D0CAD3
text
#110B14
muted
#807C83