#8A50C4#8A50C4

#8A50C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.177 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50C4
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 196)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 59%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 46.57, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 69.55, 312.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.0995 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.177 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3115, 15.1262, 53.9054)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50C4 #8AC450

analogous

#5050C4 #8A50C4 #C450C4

triadic

#8A50C4 #C48A50 #50C48A

tetradic

#8A50C4 #C45050 #8AC450 #50C4C4

square

#8A50C4 #C45050 #8AC450 #50C4C4

split-complementary

#8A50C4 #C4C450 #50C450

monochromatic

#4D2773 #6B36A1 #8A50C4 #A97ED3 #C7ACE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8A50C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#8A50C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50C4

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50C4	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A6BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.177 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084d6',
    500: '#8a50c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50c4;
$custom-light: #b084d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55269,
    "c": 0.17669,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50C4

secondary

#B8D19F

accent

#D94F94

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50C4

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

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