#8950CD#8950CD

#8950CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.187 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950CD
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 48.54, -56.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 74.20, 310.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.098 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.187 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2020, 15.4634, 59.4555)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950CD #94CD50

analogous

#5055CD #8950CD #C850CD

triadic

#8950CD #CD8950 #50CD89

tetradic

#8950CD #CD5055 #94CD50 #50CDC8

square

#8950CD #CD5055 #94CD50 #50CDC8

split-complementary

#8950CD #CDC850 #55CD50

monochromatic

#4D247E #6A32AE #8950CD #A980DB #C9AFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8950CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8950CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950CD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950CD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.187 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084dd',
    500: '#8950cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950cd;
$custom-light: #b084dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.36,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55758,
    "c": 0.18689,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950CD

secondary

#BFD6A2

accent

#DF499A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950CD

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

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