#8950CF#8950CF

#8950CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.189 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950CF
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 207)
HSL	hsl(267, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 61.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 49.04, -57.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 75.24, 310.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.0979 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.189 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4450, 15.5606, 60.7350)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950CF #96CF50

analogous

#5057CF #8950CF #C950CF

triadic

#8950CF #CF8950 #50CF89

tetradic

#8950CF #CF5057 #96CF50 #50CFC9

square

#8950CF #CF5057 #96CF50 #50CFC9

split-complementary

#8950CF #CFC950 #57CF50

monochromatic

#4E2381 #6A31B1 #8950CF #A980DC #CAB0E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8950CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8950CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950CF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950CF	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.189 301.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.929,
    "s": 56.951,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55894,
    "c": 0.1892,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950CF

secondary

#C0D8A3

accent

#E0489C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950CF

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

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