#8950CB#8950CB

#8950CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.185 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950CB
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 48.05, -55.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 73.17, 311.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.098 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.185 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9622, 15.3674, 58.1921)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950CB #92CB50

analogous

#5054CB #8950CB #C650CB

triadic

#8950CB #CB8950 #50CB89

tetradic

#8950CB #CB5054 #92CB50 #50CBC6

square

#8950CB #CB5054 #92CB50 #50CBC6

split-complementary

#8950CB #CBC650 #54CB50

monochromatic

#4D257C #6B33AB #8950CB #A97FD9 #C9AEE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#8950CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8950CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950CB

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950CB	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#016CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.185 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084db',
    500: '#8950cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950cb;
$custom-light: #b084db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.805,
    "s": 54.185,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55623,
    "c": 0.18457,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950CB

secondary

#BDD5A2

accent

#DE4A99

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950CB

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

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