#8A50BE#8A50BE

#8A50BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.170 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50BE
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 45.13, -48.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 66.44, 312.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.88% 0.0995 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(54.88% 0.17 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6422, 14.8585, 50.3804)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50BE #84BE50

analogous

#5350BE #8A50BE #BE50BB

triadic

#8A50BE #BE8A50 #50BE8A

tetradic

#8A50BE #BE5350 #84BE50 #50BBBE

square

#8A50BE #BE5350 #84BE50 #50BBBE

split-complementary

#8A50BE #BBBE50 #50BE53

monochromatic

#4C286C #6B3998 #8A50BE #A87DCF #C6A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8A50BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8A50BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50BE

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50BE	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#246AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.170 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d2',
    500: '#8a50be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50be;
$custom-light: #af84d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.636,
    "s": 45.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54883,
    "c": 0.16974,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50BE

secondary

#B4CD9D

accent

#D55290

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50BE

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

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