#8C4ADE#8C4ADE

#8C4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.214 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4ADE
RGB	rgb(140, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(267, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 56.42, -65.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 86.23, 310.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1072 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.215 300)
XYZ	xyz(26.4456, 15.7467, 70.7392)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4ADE #9CDE4A

analogous

#4A52DE #8C4ADE #D64ADE

triadic

#8C4ADE #DE8C4A #4ADE8C

tetradic

#8C4ADE #DE4A52 #9CDE4A #4ADED6

square

#8C4ADE #DE4A52 #9CDE4A #4ADED6

split-complementary

#8C4ADE #DED64A #52DE4A

monochromatic

#501B93 #6D24C7 #8C4ADE #AD7EE7 #CEB2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#8C4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8C4ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4ADE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4ADE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.214 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381e9',
    500: '#8c4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ade;
$custom-light: #b381e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.757,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56474,
    "c": 0.2145,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.15747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4ADE

secondary

#C5DFA4

accent

#EC3C9D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4ADE

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

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