#8C4BEC#8C4BEC

#8C4BEC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.229 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BEC
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 236)
HSL	hsl(264, 81%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 68.2%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 59.39, -71.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 92.72, 309.83°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.1042 -0.2034)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.229 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4677, 16.6632, 81.0571)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BEC #ABEC4B

analogous

#4B5AEC #8C4BEC #DD4BEC

triadic

#8C4BEC #EC8C4B #4BEC8C

tetradic

#8C4BEC #EC4B5A #ABEC4B #4BECDD

square

#8C4BEC #EC4B5A #ABEC4B #4BECDD

split-complementary

#8C4BEC #ECDD4B #5AEC4B

monochromatic

#5012AB #6918E2 #8C4BEC #AF82F2 #D3BAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8C4BEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8C4BEC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BEC

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BEC	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747296

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4bec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.229 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b582f3',
    500: '#8c4bec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4bec;
$custom-light: #b582f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4bec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.224,
    "s": 80.905,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57646,
    "c": 0.22854,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BEC

secondary

#CFE8AB

accent

#DD0887

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6EFFE

border

#D0CAD6

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BEC

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

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