#8C4ADD#8C4ADD

#8C4ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.213 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4ADD
RGB	rgb(140, 74, 221)
HSL	hsl(267, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 56.17, -64.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 85.73, 310.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1073 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.213 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3119, 15.6932, 70.0355)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4ADD #9BDD4A

analogous

#4A51DD #8C4ADD #D64ADD

triadic

#8C4ADD #DD8C4A #4ADD8C

tetradic

#8C4ADD #DD4A51 #9BDD4A #4ADDD6

square

#8C4ADD #DD4A51 #9BDD4A #4ADDD6

split-complementary

#8C4ADD #DDD64A #51DD4A

monochromatic

#501B91 #6D25C5 #8C4ADD #AD7EE7 #CDB1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8C4ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8C4ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4ADD

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4ADD	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 74, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.213 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381e8',
    500: '#8c4add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4add;
$custom-light: #b381e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.939,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.564,
    "c": 0.2134,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4ADD

secondary

#C4DFA4

accent

#EB3D9D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4ADD

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

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