#8C4CDC#8C4CDC

#8C4CDC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.210 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4CDC
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 220)
HSL	hsl(267, 67%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 65.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 54.94, -63.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 84.14, 310.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1053 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.21 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3148, 15.9114, 69.3811)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4CDC #9CDC4C

analogous

#4C54DC #8C4CDC #D44CDC

triadic

#8C4CDC #DC8C4C #4CDC8C

tetradic

#8C4CDC #DC4C54 #9CDC4C #4CDCD4

square

#8C4CDC #DC4C54 #9CDC4C #4CDCD4

split-complementary

#8C4CDC #DCD44C #54DC4C

monochromatic

#501C91 #6D26C4 #8C4CDC #AD7FE6 #CEB2F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8C4CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8C4CDC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4CDC

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4CDC	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6D8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.210 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382e8',
    500: '#8c4cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4cdc;
$custom-light: #b382e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56586,
    "c": 0.20977,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4CDC

secondary

#C5DFA5

accent

#EA3E9D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4CDC

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

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