#8C4CD8#8C4CD8

#8C4CD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.205 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4CD8
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 216)
HSL	hsl(267, 64%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 64.8%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 53.96, -61.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 82.11, 311.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1057 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.205 301)
XYZ	xyz(25.7913, 15.7020, 66.6244)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4CD8 #98D84C

analogous

#4C52D8 #8C4CD8 #D24CD8

triadic

#8C4CD8 #D88C4C #4CD88C

tetradic

#8C4CD8 #D84C52 #98D84C #4CD8D2

square

#8C4CD8 #D84C52 #98D84C #4CD8D2

split-complementary

#8C4CD8 #D8D24C #52D84C

monochromatic

#501E8B #6D29BE #8C4CD8 #AC7EE3 #CDB1EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8C4CD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8C4CD8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4CD8

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4CD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4CD8	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#076ED5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4cd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.205 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382e5',
    500: '#8c4cd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4cd8;
$custom-light: #b382e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4cd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.429,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56299,
    "c": 0.20533,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.15702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4CD8

secondary

#C2DCA4

accent

#E7419B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4CD8

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

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