#8C4BE0#8C4BE0

#8C4BE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.215 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BE0
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 224)
HSL	hsl(266, 71%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 56.42, -65.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 86.70, 310.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.1059 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.215 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.7825, 15.9891, 72.1817)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BE0 #9FE04B

analogous

#4B54E0 #8C4BE0 #D64BE0

triadic

#8C4BE0 #E08C4B #4BE08C

tetradic

#8C4BE0 #E04B54 #9FE04B #4BE0D6

square

#8C4BE0 #E04B54 #9FE04B #4BE0D6

split-complementary

#8C4BE0 #E0D64B #54E04B

monochromatic

#501A97 #6C23CB #8C4BE0 #AD7FE9 #CFB3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8C4BE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8C4BE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BE0

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BE0	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.215 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381eb',
    500: '#8c4be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4be0;
$custom-light: #b381eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.174,
    "s": 70.616,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56748,
    "c": 0.21544,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BE0

secondary

#C7E1A6

accent

#ED3A9F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BE0

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