#8C41DE#8C41DE

#8C41DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.225 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C41DE
RGB	rgb(140, 65, 222)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 70.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 60.64, -67.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 90.88, 311.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1162 -0.193)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.225 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8871, 14.6298, 70.5531)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C41DE #93DE41

analogous

#4145DE #8C41DE #DA41DE

triadic

#8C41DE #DE8C41 #41DE8C

tetradic

#8C41DE #DE4145 #93DE41 #41DEDA

square

#8C41DE #DE4145 #93DE41 #41DEDA

split-complementary

#8C41DE #DEDA41 #45DE41

monochromatic

#50188C #6D21C0 #8C41DE #AC75E7 #CBA9F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8C41DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8C41DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C41DE

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C41DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C41DE	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ADB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A678B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c41de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 65, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.225 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ce9',
    500: '#8c41de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c41de;
$custom-light: #b47ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c41de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.662,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55391,
    "c": 0.22527,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C41DE

secondary

#BFDE9D

accent

#ED3B98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C41DE

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

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