#8E50CB#8E50CB

#8E50CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.186 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50CB
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 54%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 60.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 49.20, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 73.22, 312.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.1046 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.186 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8011, 15.8000, 58.2315)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50CB #8DCB50

analogous

#5050CB #8E50CB #CB50CA

triadic

#8E50CB #CB8E50 #50CB8E

tetradic

#8E50CB #CB5050 #8DCB50 #50CACB

square

#8E50CB #CB5050 #8DCB50 #50CACB

split-complementary

#8E50CB #CACB50 #50CB50

monochromatic

#51257C #6F33AB #8E50CB #AC7FD9 #CBAEE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8E50CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8E50CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50CB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50CB	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B6DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.186 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b384db',
    500: '#8e50cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50cb;
$custom-light: #b384db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.244,
    "s": 54.185,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56172,
    "c": 0.18568,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50CB

secondary

#BBD5A2

accent

#DE4A93

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50CB

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

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