#8A50CE#8A50CE
#8A50CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.188 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A50CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 80, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 61.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.44, 49.01, -56.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.44, 74.72, 310.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.93% 0.0992 -0.16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.93% 0.188 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4879, 15.5968, 60.1009) |
| Luminance | 0.1560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.87
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.77
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.91
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.94
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.26
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A50CE #94CE50
analogous
#5055CE #8A50CE #C950CE
triadic
#8A50CE #CE8A50 #50CE8A
tetradic
#8A50CE #CE5055 #94CE50 #50CEC9
square
#8A50CE #CE5055 #94CE50 #50CEC9
split-complementary
#8A50CE #CEC950 #55CE50
monochromatic
#4E2480 #6B31B0 #8A50CE #AA80DB #CAB0E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#8A50CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#8A50CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A50CE
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A50CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A50CE | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#286DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6B87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a50ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.188 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b084de',
500: '#8a50ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a50ce; $custom-light: #b084de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a50ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 80,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.619,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55934,
"c": 0.18824,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.15597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A50CE
secondary
#BFD7A3
accent
#E0489A
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83