#8C4BD3#8C4BD3

#8C4BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.201 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BD3
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 211)
HSL	hsl(269, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 53.24, -59.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 80.13, 311.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.1073 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.201 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0864, 15.3107, 63.2490)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BD3 #92D34B

analogous

#4B4ED3 #8C4BD3 #D04BD3

triadic

#8C4BD3 #D38C4B #4BD38C

tetradic

#8C4BD3 #D34B4E #92D34B #4BD3D0

square

#8C4BD3 #D34B4E #92D34B #4BD3D0

split-complementary

#8C4BD3 #D3D04B #4ED34B

monochromatic

#502083 #6D2CB5 #8C4BD3 #AB7CDF #CBADEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#8C4BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8C4BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BD3

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BD3	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176DD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.201 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281e1',
    500: '#8c4bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4bd3;
$custom-light: #b281e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.676,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55813,
    "c": 0.20112,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BD3

secondary

#BED9A1

accent

#E44497

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BD3

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

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