#8E50DD#8E50DD

#8E50DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.206 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E50DD
RGB	rgb(142, 80, 221)
HSL	hsl(266, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(266, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 53.59, -62.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 82.41, 310.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.4% 0.1035 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(57.4% 0.206 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.0719, 16.7083, 70.1914)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E50DD #9FDD50

analogous

#5059DD #8E50DD #D550DD

triadic

#8E50DD #DD8E50 #50DD8E

tetradic

#8E50DD #DD5059 #9FDD50 #50DDD5

square

#8E50DD #DD5059 #9FDD50 #50DDD5

split-complementary

#8E50DD #DDD550 #59DD50

monochromatic

#521D96 #6E27C9 #8E50DD #AF83E7 #D0B6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#8E50DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#8E50DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E50DD

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E50DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E50DD	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C71DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e50dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 80, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.206 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b484e8',
    500: '#8e50dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e50dd;
$custom-light: #b484e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e50dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.383,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57402,
    "c": 0.206,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E50DD

secondary

#C8E0A9

accent

#EA3D9E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E50DD

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

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