#8C4BCD#8C4BCD

#8C4BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.194 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BCD
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 63.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 51.80, -57.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 77.08, 312.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1078 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.194 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3482, 15.0154, 59.3613)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BCD #8CCD4B

analogous

#4B4BCD #8C4BCD #CD4BCD

triadic

#8C4BCD #CD8C4B #4BCD8C

tetradic

#8C4BCD #CD4B4B #8CCD4B #4BCDCD

square

#8C4BCD #CD4B4B #8CCD4B #4BCDCD

split-complementary

#8C4BCD #CDCD4B #4BCD4B

monochromatic

#4F227B #6D30AB #8C4BCD #AB7BDA #C9ABE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8C4BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8C4BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BCD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BCD	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.194 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281dd',
    500: '#8c4bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4bcd;
$custom-light: #b281dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55395,
    "c": 0.19446,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BCD

secondary

#BAD59F

accent

#E04894

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BCD

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

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