#8C4AE5#8C4AE5

#8C4AE5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.222 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4AE5
RGB	rgb(140, 74, 229)
HSL	hsl(266, 75%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 67.7%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 58.14, -68.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 89.75, 310.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.1063 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.222 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4033, 16.1298, 75.7832)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4AE5 #A3E54A

analogous

#4A56E5 #8C4AE5 #D94AE5

triadic

#8C4AE5 #E58C4A #4AE58C

tetradic

#8C4AE5 #E54A56 #A3E54A #4AE5D9

square

#8C4AE5 #E54A56 #A3E54A #4AE5D9

split-complementary

#8C4AE5 #E5D94A #56E54A

monochromatic

#50179E #6B1ED3 #8C4AE5 #AE80ED #D0B5F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8C4AE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8C4AE5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4AE5

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4AE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4AE5	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ae5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 74, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.222 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b481ee',
    500: '#8c4ae5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ae5;
$custom-light: #b481ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ae5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.548,
    "s": 74.879,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56993,
    "c": 0.22213,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4AE5

secondary

#CAE4A7

accent

#F136A2

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4AE5

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

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