#8C4AE7#8C4AE7
#8C4AE7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.224 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C4AE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 74, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 77%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.4%, 68%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.29, 58.63, -69.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.29, 90.75, 310.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.14% 0.106 -0.1977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.14% 0.224 298.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6841, 16.2421, 77.2623) |
| Luminance | 0.1624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.72
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.31
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.64
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.83
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.89
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C4AE7 #A5E74A
analogous
#4A57E7 #8C4AE7 #DA4AE7
triadic
#8C4AE7 #E78C4A #4AE78C
tetradic
#8C4AE7 #E74A57 #A5E74A #4AE7DA
square
#8C4AE7 #E74A57 #A5E74A #4AE7DA
split-complementary
#8C4AE7 #E7DA4A #57E74A
monochromatic
#5015A1 #6B1DD7 #8C4AE7 #AE80EE #D1B6F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.94
#8C4AE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.25
#8C4AE7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C4AE7
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C4AE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C4AE7 | 1.00 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0070EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#767093
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c4ae7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 74, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.224 298.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b481f0',
500: '#8c4ae7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c4ae7; $custom-light: #b481f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c4ae7",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 74,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.223,
"s": 76.585,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57143,
"c": 0.2243,
"h": 298.2
},
"luminance": 0.16243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C4AE7
secondary
#CBE5A8
accent
#F335A3
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B17
muted
#817C85