#8E50BB#8E50BB

#8E50BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.167 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50BB
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 187)
HSL	hsl(275, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 45.43, -46.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 65.01, 314.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1046 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.167 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.9919, 15.0763, 48.7029)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50BB #7DBB50

analogous

#5850BB #8E50BB #BB50B3

triadic

#8E50BB #BB8E50 #50BB8E

tetradic

#8E50BB #BB5850 #7DBB50 #50B3BB

square

#8E50BB #BB5850 #7DBB50 #50B3BB

split-complementary

#8E50BB #B3BB50 #50BB58

monochromatic

#4D2868 #6E3A94 #8E50BB #AA7CCC #C7A8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8E50BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E50BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50BB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50BB	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B6ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.167 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284d0',
    500: '#8e50bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50bb;
$custom-light: #b284d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.766,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55149,
    "c": 0.16749,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50BB

secondary

#B0CB9C

accent

#D4548A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50BB

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

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