#8C4BD7#8C4BD7

#8C4BD7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.206 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BD7
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 215)
HSL	hsl(268, 64%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 65.1%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 54.21, -61.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 82.16, 311.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1069 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.206 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5941, 15.5138, 65.9229)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BD7 #96D74B

analogous

#4B50D7 #8C4BD7 #D24BD7

triadic

#8C4BD7 #D78C4B #4BD78C

tetradic

#8C4BD7 #D74B50 #96D74B #4BD7D2

square

#8C4BD7 #D74B50 #96D74B #4BD7D2

split-complementary

#8C4BD7 #D7D24B #50D74B

monochromatic

#501E89 #6D2ABB #8C4BD7 #AC7DE2 #CCAFED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8C4BD7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8C4BD7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BD7

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BD7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BD7	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#066DD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4bd7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.206 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381e4',
    500: '#8c4bd7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4bd7;
$custom-light: #b381e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4bd7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.857,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56096,
    "c": 0.20554,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BD7

secondary

#C1DBA2

accent

#E7419A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BD7

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