#8E50B2#8E50B2

#8E50B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.157 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50B2
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 55.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 43.37, -42.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 60.42, 315.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.1042 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.157 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0584, 14.7029, 43.7868)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50B2 #74B250

analogous

#5D50B2 #8E50B2 #B250A5

triadic

#8E50B2 #B28E50 #50B28E

tetradic

#8E50B2 #B25D50 #74B250 #50A5B2

square

#8E50B2 #B25D50 #74B250 #50A5B2

split-complementary

#8E50B2 #A5B250 #50B25D

monochromatic

#4B295E #6D3C89 #8E50B2 #A97AC5 #C5A5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8E50B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8E50B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50B2

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50B2	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3468B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.157 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b184c9',
    500: '#8e50b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50b2;
$custom-light: #b184c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.959,
    "s": 38.889,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54606,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50B2

secondary

#A9C599

accent

#CF5984

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50B2

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

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