#8B50BB#8B50BB

#8B50BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.167 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B50BB
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 187)
HSL	hsl(273, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 44.67, -47.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 64.91, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.1007 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.167 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4839, 14.8144, 48.6791)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B50BB #80BB50

analogous

#5550BB #8B50BB #BB50B6

triadic

#8B50BB #BB8B50 #50BB8B

tetradic

#8B50BB #BB5550 #80BB50 #50B6BB

square

#8B50BB #BB5550 #80BB50 #50B6BB

split-complementary

#8B50BB #B6BB50 #50BB55

monochromatic

#4C2868 #6C3A94 #8B50BB #A87CCC #C5A8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8B50BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8B50BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B50BB

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B50BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B50BB	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2969BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b50bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.167 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084d0',
    500: '#8b50bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b50bb;
$custom-light: #b084d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b50bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.084,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54807,
    "c": 0.16655,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B50BB

secondary

#B1CB9C

accent

#D4548D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B50BB

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

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