#8E50CA#8E50CA

#8E50CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.185 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50CA
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 202)
HSL	hsl(270, 54%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 60%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 60.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 48.96, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 72.70, 312.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1046 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.185 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6823, 15.7525, 57.6059)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50CA #8CCA50

analogous

#5150CA #8E50CA #CA50C9

triadic

#8E50CA #CA8E50 #50CA8E

tetradic

#8E50CA #CA5150 #8CCA50 #50C9CA

square

#8E50CA #CA5150 #8CCA50 #50C9CA

split-complementary

#8E50CA #C9CA50 #50CA51

monochromatic

#50257A #6F33A9 #8E50CA #AC7FD8 #CBAEE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#8E50CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8E50CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50CA

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50CA	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F6DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.185 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b384db',
    500: '#8e50ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50ca;
$custom-light: #b384db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.492,
    "s": 53.509,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56106,
    "c": 0.18454,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50CA

secondary

#BAD4A1

accent

#DD4B93

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50CA

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

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