#8A50AD#8A50AD

#8A50AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.150 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50AD
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 173)
HSL	hsl(277, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 53.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 41.15, -40.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 57.65, 315.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.0987 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.15 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8913, 14.1581, 41.1593)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50AD #73AD50

analogous

#5B50AD #8A50AD #AD50A2

triadic

#8A50AD #AD8A50 #50AD8A

tetradic

#8A50AD #AD5B50 #73AD50 #50A2AD

square

#8A50AD #AD5B50 #73AD50 #50A2AD

split-complementary

#8A50AD #A2AD50 #50AD5B

monochromatic

#472959 #693D83 #8A50AD #A679C1 #C2A3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8A50AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A50AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50AD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50AD	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3666B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.150 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c6',
    500: '#8a50ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50ad;
$custom-light: #ae83c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.419,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53845,
    "c": 0.15005,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50AD

secondary

#A7C297

accent

#CD5B86

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50AD

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

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