#8B50BD#8B50BD

#8B50BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.169 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B50BD
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 45.14, -48.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 65.95, 313.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1008 -0.1355)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.169 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6995, 14.9006, 49.8145)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B50BD #82BD50

analogous

#5450BD #8B50BD #BD50B8

triadic

#8B50BD #BD8B50 #50BD8B

tetradic

#8B50BD #BD5450 #82BD50 #50B8BD

square

#8B50BD #BD5450 #82BD50 #50B8BD

split-complementary

#8B50BD #B8BD50 #50BD54

monochromatic

#4C286A #6C3997 #8B50BD #A87CCE #C6A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8B50BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8B50BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B50BD

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B50BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B50BD	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b50bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.169 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084d1',
    500: '#8b50bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b50bd;
$custom-light: #b084d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b50bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.477,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54932,
    "c": 0.16886,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B50BD

secondary

#B2CC9D

accent

#D5538F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B50BD

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

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