#8C4CD2#8C4CD2

#8C4CD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.199 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4CD2
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 210)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 63.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 52.50, -59.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 79.06, 311.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1063 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.199 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0298, 15.3974, 62.6136)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4CD2 #92D24C

analogous

#4C4FD2 #8C4CD2 #CF4CD2

triadic

#8C4CD2 #D28C4C #4CD28C

tetradic

#8C4CD2 #D24C4F #92D24C #4CD2CF

square

#8C4CD2 #D24C4F #92D24C #4CD2CF

split-complementary

#8C4CD2 #D2CF4C #4FD24C

monochromatic

#502183 #6D2DB4 #8C4CD2 #AB7DDE #CBAEEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8C4CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8C4CD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4CD2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4CD2	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6DCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.199 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b282e1',
    500: '#8c4cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4cd2;
$custom-light: #b282e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.657,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55876,
    "c": 0.19867,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4CD2

secondary

#BED9A1

accent

#E34597

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4CD2

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