#8B50CA#8B50CA

#8B50CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.184 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B50CA
RGB	rgb(139, 80, 202)
HSL	hsl(269, 54%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 60%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 60.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 48.26, -54.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 72.67, 311.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.1007 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.184 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1744, 15.4906, 57.5821)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B50CA #8FCA50

analogous

#5052CA #8B50CA #C850CA

triadic

#8B50CA #CA8B50 #50CA8B

tetradic

#8B50CA #CA5052 #8FCA50 #50CAC8

square

#8B50CA #CA5052 #8FCA50 #50CAC8

split-complementary

#8B50CA #CAC850 #52CA50

monochromatic

#4E257A #6C33A9 #8B50CA #AA7FD8 #C9AEE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8B50CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8B50CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B50CA

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B50CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B50CA	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#096CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b50ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.184 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b184db',
    500: '#8b50ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b50ca;
$custom-light: #b184db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b50ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.016,
    "s": 53.509,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55774,
    "c": 0.18385,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B50CA

secondary

#BCD4A1

accent

#DD4B96

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B50CA

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

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