#8E50BF#8E50BF

#8E50BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.172 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50BF
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 46.36, -48.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 67.06, 313.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1047 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.172 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4260, 15.2500, 50.9896)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50BF #81BF50

analogous

#5650BF #8E50BF #BF50B8

triadic

#8E50BF #BF8E50 #50BF8E

tetradic

#8E50BF #BF5650 #81BF50 #50B8BF

square

#8E50BF #BF5650 #81BF50 #50B8BF

split-complementary

#8E50BF #B8BF50 #50BF56

monochromatic

#4E286D #6F389A #8E50BF #AB7DCF #C8AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8E50BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8E50BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50BF

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50BF	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#256BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.172 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284d3',
    500: '#8e50bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50bf;
$custom-light: #b284d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.514,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55398,
    "c": 0.17203,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50BF

secondary

#B3CD9D

accent

#D6528C

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50BF

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

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