#8B50CD#8B50CD
#8B50CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.187 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B50CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 80, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.2%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.49, 49.00, -55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.49, 74.21, 311.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.97% 0.1006 -0.158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.97% 0.187 302.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5330, 15.6340, 59.4710) |
| Luminance | 0.1563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.07
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.60
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.81
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.87
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.32
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B50CD #92CD50
analogous
#5053CD #8B50CD #CA50CD
triadic
#8B50CD #CD8B50 #50CD8B
tetradic
#8B50CD #CD5053 #92CD50 #50CDCA
square
#8B50CD #CD5053 #92CD50 #50CDCA
split-complementary
#8B50CD #CDCA50 #53CD50
monochromatic
#4F247E #6C32AE #8B50CD #AB80DB #CAAFE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#8B50CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#8B50CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B50CD
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B50CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B50CD | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C6ECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6A87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b50cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 80, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.187 302.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b184dd',
500: '#8b50cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b50cd; $custom-light: #b184dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b50cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 80,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.32,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55975,
"c": 0.18729,
"h": 302.5
},
"luminance": 0.15634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B50CD
secondary
#BED6A2
accent
#DF4998
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83