#8A50CD#8A50CD

#8A50CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.187 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50CD
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 48.77, -55.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 74.21, 311.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.0993 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.187 302)
XYZ	xyz(24.3668, 15.5483, 59.4632)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50CD #93CD50

analogous

#5054CD #8A50CD #C950CD

triadic

#8A50CD #CD8A50 #50CD8A

tetradic

#8A50CD #CD5054 #93CD50 #50CDC9

square

#8A50CD #CD5054 #93CD50 #50CDC9

split-complementary

#8A50CD #CDC950 #54CD50

monochromatic

#4E247E #6B32AE #8A50CD #AA80DB #CAAFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8A50CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8A50CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50CD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50CD	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.187 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084dd',
    500: '#8a50cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50cd;
$custom-light: #b084dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.84,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55866,
    "c": 0.18709,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.15548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50CD

secondary

#BED6A2

accent

#DF4999

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50CD

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

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