#8C4BD5#8C4BD5

#8C4BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.203 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BD5
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 213)
HSL	hsl(268, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 64.8%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 53.73, -60.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 81.14, 311.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1071 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.203 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3387, 15.4116, 64.5777)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BD5 #94D54B

analogous

#4B4FD5 #8C4BD5 #D14BD5

triadic

#8C4BD5 #D58C4B #4BD58C

tetradic

#8C4BD5 #D54B4F #94D54B #4BD5D1

square

#8C4BD5 #D54B4F #94D54B #4BD5D1

split-complementary

#8C4BD5 #D5D14B #4FD54B

monochromatic

#501F86 #6D2BB8 #8C4BD5 #AC7DE1 #CBAEEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#8C4BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8C4BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BD5

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BD5	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106DD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.203 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381e3',
    500: '#8c4bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4bd5;
$custom-light: #b381e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.261,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55954,
    "c": 0.20333,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BD5

secondary

#C0DAA2

accent

#E54399

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B15

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BD5

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