#8F50B3#8F50B3

#8F50B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F50B3
RGB	rgb(143, 80, 179)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 43.86, -42.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 60.98, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1055 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.159 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3316, 14.8321, 44.3256)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F50B3 #74B350

analogous

#5D50B3 #8F50B3 #B350A5

triadic

#8F50B3 #B38F50 #50B38F

tetradic

#8F50B3 #B35D50 #74B350 #50A5B3

square

#8F50B3 #B35D50 #74B350 #50A5B3

split-complementary

#8F50B3 #A5B350 #50B35D

monochromatic

#4C295F #6E3C8A #8F50B3 #AA7BC6 #C6A5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8F50B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8F50B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F50B3

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F50B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F50B3	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3468B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f50b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 80, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b284ca',
    500: '#8f50b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f50b3;
$custom-light: #b284ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f50b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 39.442,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54783,
    "c": 0.15879,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F50B3

secondary

#A9C599

accent

#CF5884

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F50B3

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

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