#8A50AE#8A50AE

#8A50AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.151 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50AE
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 174)
HSL	hsl(277, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 54%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 41.38, -40.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 58.16, 315.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.0988 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.151 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9885, 14.1970, 41.6708)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50AE #74AE50

analogous

#5B50AE #8A50AE #AE50A3

triadic

#8A50AE #AE8A50 #50AE8A

tetradic

#8A50AE #AE5B50 #74AE50 #50A3AE

square

#8A50AE #AE5B50 #74AE50 #50A3AE

split-complementary

#8A50AE #A3AE50 #50AE5B

monochromatic

#47295A #693D84 #8A50AE #A67AC2 #C2A3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8A50AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8A50AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50AE

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50AE	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3666B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.151 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c6',
    500: '#8a50ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50ae;
$custom-light: #ae83c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53904,
    "c": 0.1512,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50AE

secondary

#A8C298

accent

#CD5B87

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50AE

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

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