#8A50AF#8A50AF

#8A50AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.152 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50AF
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 175)
HSL	hsl(277, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 54.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 41.61, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 58.68, 315.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.0989 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.152 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0863, 14.2361, 42.1862)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50AF #75AF50

analogous

#5B50AF #8A50AF #AF50A4

triadic

#8A50AF #AF8A50 #50AF8A

tetradic

#8A50AF #AF5B50 #75AF50 #50A4AF

square

#8A50AF #AF5B50 #75AF50 #50A4AF

split-complementary

#8A50AF #A4AF50 #50AF5B

monochromatic

#482A5B #693D85 #8A50AF #A67AC2 #C2A4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8A50AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8A50AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50AF

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50AF	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3567B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.152 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae83c7',
    500: '#8a50af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50af;
$custom-light: #ae83c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.632,
    "s": 37.255,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53963,
    "c": 0.15236,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50AF

secondary

#A9C398

accent

#CD5B87

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50AF

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

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