#8950C8#8950C8

#8950C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.181 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950C8
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 200)
HSL	hsl(269, 52%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 60%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 60%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 47.31, -53.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 71.61, 311.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.0981 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.181 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.6081, 15.2258, 56.3275)
Luminance	0.1523 (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

#8950C8 #8FC850

analogous

#5053C8 #8950C8 #C550C8

triadic

#8950C8 #C88950 #50C889

tetradic

#8950C8 #C85053 #8FC850 #50C8C5

square

#8950C8 #C85053 #8FC850 #50C8C5

split-complementary

#8950C8 #C8C550 #53C850

monochromatic

#4D2678 #6B34A6 #8950C8 #A87FD7 #C8ADE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8950C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8950C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950C8

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950C8	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E6CCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.181 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d9',
    500: '#8950c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950c8;
$custom-light: #af84d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55422,
    "c": 0.1811,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950C8

secondary

#BBD3A1

accent

#DC4C97

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950C8

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

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