#8950D4#8950D4

#8950D4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.195 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8950D4
RGB	rgb(137, 80, 212)
HSL	hsl(266, 61%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 62%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 62.3%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 50.28, -59.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 77.82, 310.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.0976 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.195 300)
XYZ	xyz(25.0660, 15.8089, 64.0054)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8950D4 #9BD450

analogous

#5059D4 #8950D4 #CB50D4

triadic

#8950D4 #D48950 #50D489

tetradic

#8950D4 #D45059 #9BD450 #50D4CB

square

#8950D4 #D45059 #9BD450 #50D4CB

split-complementary

#8950D4 #D4CB50 #59D450

monochromatic

#4E2188 #6A2EB9 #8950D4 #AA81E0 #CBB2EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8950D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8950D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8950D4

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8950D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8950D4	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ED8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6ED1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8950d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 80, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.195 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084e2',
    500: '#8950d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8950d4;
$custom-light: #b084e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8950d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.909,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56239,
    "c": 0.19497,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.15809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8950D4

secondary

#C4DBA5

accent

#E4449F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8950D4

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

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