#8E50BC#8E50BC

#8E50BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.169 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50BC
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 188)
HSL	hsl(274, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 57.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 45.66, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 65.52, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1046 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.169 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0993, 15.1193, 49.2686)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50BC #7EBC50

analogous

#5850BC #8E50BC #BC50B4

triadic

#8E50BC #BC8E50 #50BC8E

tetradic

#8E50BC #BC5850 #7EBC50 #50B4BC

square

#8E50BC #BC5850 #7EBC50 #50B4BC

split-complementary

#8E50BC #B4BC50 #50BC58

monochromatic

#4E2869 #6E3996 #8E50BC #AB7CCD #C7A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8E50BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E50BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50BC

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50BC	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.169 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284d1',
    500: '#8e50bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50bc;
$custom-light: #b284d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.444,
    "s": 44.628,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55211,
    "c": 0.16862,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50BC

secondary

#B0CB9C

accent

#D4538A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50BC

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

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