#8C4ACE#8C4ACE

#8C4ACE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.197 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4ACE
RGB	rgb(140, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 52.54, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 78.14, 312.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1088 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.197 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.4020, 14.9293, 59.9766)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4ACE #8CCE4A

analogous

#4A4ACE #8C4ACE #CE4ACE

triadic

#8C4ACE #CE8C4A #4ACE8C

tetradic

#8C4ACE #CE4A4A #8CCE4A #4ACECE

square

#8C4ACE #CE4A4A #8CCE4A #4ACECE

split-complementary

#8C4ACE #CECE4A #4ACE4A

monochromatic

#4F227C #6D2FAC #8C4ACE #AB7ADB #C9AAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8C4ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8C4ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4ACE

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4ACE	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.197 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280de',
    500: '#8c4ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ace;
$custom-light: #b280de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55331,
    "c": 0.19693,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4ACE

secondary

#BAD69E

accent

#E14794

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4ACE

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

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