#8A50DD#8A50DD

#8A50DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.205 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50DD
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 221)
HSL	hsl(265, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 52.76, -63.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 82.45, 309.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.0982 -0.1804)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.205 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3978, 16.3607, 70.1598)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50DD #A3DD50

analogous

#505DDD #8A50DD #D150DD

triadic

#8A50DD #DD8A50 #50DD8A

tetradic

#8A50DD #DD505D #A3DD50 #50DDD1

square

#8A50DD #DD505D #A3DD50 #50DDD1

split-complementary

#8A50DD #DDD150 #5DDD50

monochromatic

#4F1D96 #6A27C9 #8A50DD #AC83E7 #CFB6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8A50DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8A50DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50DD

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50DD	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77708F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.205 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284e8',
    500: '#8a50dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50dd;
$custom-light: #b284e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.681,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56979,
    "c": 0.20541,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50DD

secondary

#C9E0A9

accent

#EA3DA3

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50DD

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

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