#8C4CD6#8C4CD6

#8C4CD6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.203 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4CD6
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 214)
HSL	hsl(268, 63%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 53.47, -60.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 81.10, 311.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1059 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.203 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.5344, 15.5993, 65.2710)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4CD6 #96D64C

analogous

#4C51D6 #8C4CD6 #D14CD6

triadic

#8C4CD6 #D68C4C #4CD68C

tetradic

#8C4CD6 #D64C51 #96D64C #4CD6D1

square

#8C4CD6 #D64C51 #96D64C #4CD6D1

split-complementary

#8C4CD6 #D6D14C #51D64C

monochromatic

#501F88 #6D2BBA #8C4CD6 #AC7EE1 #CCB0ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8C4CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8C4CD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4CD6

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4CD6	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106DD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.203 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382e3',
    500: '#8c4cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4cd6;
$custom-light: #b382e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.826,
    "s": 62.727,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56157,
    "c": 0.20311,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4CD6

secondary

#C1DBA3

accent

#E6429A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4CD6

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

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