#8E50CD#8E50CD

#8E50CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.188 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50CD
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 61%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 49.68, -55.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 74.24, 312.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1045 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.188 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0410, 15.8959, 59.4948)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50CD #8FCD50

analogous

#5050CD #8E50CD #CD50CD

triadic

#8E50CD #CD8E50 #50CD8E

tetradic

#8E50CD #CD5050 #8FCD50 #50CDCD

square

#8E50CD #CD5050 #8FCD50 #50CDCD

split-complementary

#8E50CD #CDCD50 #50CD50

monochromatic

#51247E #6F32AE #8E50CD #AD80DB #CBAFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8E50CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8E50CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50CD

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50CD	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#026ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.188 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b384dd',
    500: '#8e50cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50cd;
$custom-light: #b384dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.76,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56304,
    "c": 0.18794,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50CD

secondary

#BDD6A2

accent

#DF4994

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50CD

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

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