#8C4ADA#8C4ADA

#8C4ADA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.210 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4ADA
RGB	rgb(140, 74, 218)
HSL	hsl(268, 66%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 55.44, -63.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 84.22, 311.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1077 -0.1804)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.21 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.9158, 15.5348, 67.9492)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4ADA #98DA4A

analogous

#4A50DA #8C4ADA #D44ADA

triadic

#8C4ADA #DA8C4A #4ADA8C

tetradic

#8C4ADA #DA4A50 #98DA4A #4ADAD4

square

#8C4ADA #DA4A50 #98DA4A #4ADAD4

split-complementary

#8C4ADA #DAD44A #50DA4A

monochromatic

#501D8D #6D27C0 #8C4ADA #AC7DE4 #CDB0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8C4ADA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8C4ADA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4ADA

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4ADA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4ADA	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ada;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 74, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.210 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381e6',
    500: '#8c4ada',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ada;
$custom-light: #b381e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ada",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.5,
    "s": 66.055,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56182,
    "c": 0.21012,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4ADA

secondary

#C2DDA3

accent

#E93F9B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4ADA

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

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