#8950CE#8950CE

#8950CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.188 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950CE
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 206)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 61.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 48.79, -56.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 74.72, 310.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0979 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.188 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3231, 15.5118, 60.0932)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950CE #95CE50

analogous

#5056CE #8950CE #C850CE

triadic

#8950CE #CE8950 #50CE89

tetradic

#8950CE #CE5056 #95CE50 #50CEC8

square

#8950CE #CE5056 #95CE50 #50CEC8

split-complementary

#8950CE #CEC850 #56CE50

monochromatic

#4D2480 #6A31B0 #8950CE #A980DB #C9B0E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8950CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8950CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950CE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950CE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.188 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084de',
    500: '#8950ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950ce;
$custom-light: #b084de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.143,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55826,
    "c": 0.18805,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950CE

secondary

#BFD7A3

accent

#E0489B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950CE

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

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