#8C4CEB#8C4CEB

#8C4CEB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.226 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4CEB
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 235)
HSL	hsl(264, 80%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 67.7%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.93, 58.66, -70.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.93, 91.70, 309.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.1034 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.226 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.3912, 16.7420, 80.3169)
Luminance	0.1674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4CEB #ABEB4C

analogous

#4C5BEB #8C4CEB #DB4CEB

triadic

#8C4CEB #EB8C4C #4CEB8C

tetradic

#8C4CEB #EB4C5B #ABEB4C #4CEBDB

square

#8C4CEB #EB4C5B #ABEB4C #4CEBDB

split-complementary

#8C4CEB #EBDB4C #5BEB4C

monochromatic

#5013AA #6919E1 #8C4CEB #AF83F1 #D3BAF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#8C4CEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#8C4CEB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4CEB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4CEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4CEB	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747296

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ceb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.226 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b482f2',
    500: '#8c4ceb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ceb;
$custom-light: #b482f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ceb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.151,
    "s": 79.899,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57695,
    "c": 0.22626,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4CEB

secondary

#CFE7AB

accent

#DC0987

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4CEB

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

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