#8A50BD#8A50BD

#8A50BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.169 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50BD
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 44.89, -48.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 65.92, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.0995 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.169 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5333, 14.8149, 49.8067)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50BD #83BD50

analogous

#5450BD #8A50BD #BD50B9

triadic

#8A50BD #BD8A50 #50BD8A

tetradic

#8A50BD #BD5450 #83BD50 #50B9BD

square

#8A50BD #BD5450 #83BD50 #50B9BD

split-complementary

#8A50BD #B9BD50 #50BD54

monochromatic

#4B286A #6B3997 #8A50BD #A87CCE #C5A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8A50BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8A50BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50BD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50BD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2569C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.169 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af83d1',
    500: '#8a50bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50bd;
$custom-light: #af83d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.927,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54819,
    "c": 0.16857,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50BD

secondary

#B3CC9D

accent

#D55390

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50BD

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

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