#8E50BE#8E50BE

#8E50BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.171 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50BE
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 46.12, -47.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 66.55, 313.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1047 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.171 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3164, 15.2061, 50.4120)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50BE #80BE50

analogous

#5750BE #8E50BE #BE50B7

triadic

#8E50BE #BE8E50 #50BE8E

tetradic

#8E50BE #BE5750 #80BE50 #50B7BE

square

#8E50BE #BE5750 #80BE50 #50B7BE

split-complementary

#8E50BE #B7BE50 #50BE57

monochromatic

#4E286C #6E3998 #8E50BE #AB7DCF #C8A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#8E50BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8E50BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50BE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50BE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.171 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284d2',
    500: '#8e50be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50be;
$custom-light: #b284d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.818,
    "s": 45.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55336,
    "c": 0.1709,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50BE

secondary

#B2CD9D

accent

#D5528C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50BE

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

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