#8E50DB#8E50DB

#8E50DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.204 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50DB
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 219)
HSL	hsl(267, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.76, 53.09, -61.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.76, 81.40, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.26% 0.1037 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(57.26% 0.204 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8071, 16.6024, 68.7964)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50DB #9DDB50

analogous

#5057DB #8E50DB #D450DB

triadic

#8E50DB #DB8E50 #50DB8E

tetradic

#8E50DB #DB5057 #9DDB50 #50DBD4

square

#8E50DB #DB5057 #9DDB50 #50DBD4

split-complementary

#8E50DB #DBD450 #57DB50

monochromatic

#521E92 #6E29C5 #8E50DB #AF83E5 #D0B6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#8E50DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#8E50DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50DB

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50DB	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1470D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.204 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b484e7',
    500: '#8e50db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50db;
$custom-light: #b484e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.763,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57262,
    "c": 0.20375,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50DB

secondary

#C6DFA8

accent

#E93F9D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50DB

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

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