#8A50CB#8A50CB

#8A50CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.185 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50CB
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(268, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 60.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 48.28, -54.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 73.17, 311.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.0993 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.185 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1269, 15.4524, 58.1999)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50CB #91CB50

analogous

#5053CB #8A50CB #C850CB

triadic

#8A50CB #CB8A50 #50CB8A

tetradic

#8A50CB #CB5053 #91CB50 #50CBC8

square

#8A50CB #CB5053 #91CB50 #50CBC8

split-complementary

#8A50CB #CBC850 #53CB50

monochromatic

#4E257C #6B33AB #8A50CB #AA7FD9 #C9AEE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8A50CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8A50CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50CB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50CB	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#036CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.185 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084db',
    500: '#8a50cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50cb;
$custom-light: #b084db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.293,
    "s": 54.185,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55731,
    "c": 0.18478,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50CB

secondary

#BDD5A2

accent

#DE4A98

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50CB

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

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