#8C4CAF#8C4CAF

#8C4CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.160 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4CAF
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 56.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.00, 44.29, -42.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.00, 61.22, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1069 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.16 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1361, 13.8400, 42.1071)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4CAF #6FAF4C

analogous

#5B4CAF #8C4CAF #AF4CA1

triadic

#8C4CAF #AF8C4C #4CAF8C

tetradic

#8C4CAF #AF5B4C #6FAF4C #4CA1AF

square

#8C4CAF #AF5B4C #6FAF4C #4CA1AF

split-complementary

#8C4CAF #A1AF4C #4CAF5B

monochromatic

#48275A #6A3984 #8C4CAF #A875C3 #C3A0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8C4CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8C4CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4CAF

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4CAF	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F65B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.160 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b081c7',
    500: '#8c4caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4caf;
$custom-light: #b081c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.788,
    "s": 39.442,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.536,
    "c": 0.15951,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4CAF

secondary

#A5C294

accent

#CF5882

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4CAF

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

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