#8C4DD7#8C4DD7

#8C4DD7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.203 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4DD7
RGB	rgb(140, 77, 215)
HSL	hsl(267, 63%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(267, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 64.2%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 53.21, -61.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 81.05, 311.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1047 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.203 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7319, 15.7894, 65.9688)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4DD7 #98D74D

analogous

#4D53D7 #8C4DD7 #D14DD7

triadic

#8C4DD7 #D78C4D #4DD78C

tetradic

#8C4DD7 #D74D53 #98D74D #4DD7D1

square

#8C4DD7 #D74D53 #98D74D #4DD7D1

split-complementary

#8C4DD7 #D7D14D #53D74D

monochromatic

#501F8A #6D2ABC #8C4DD7 #AC7FE2 #CDB1ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8C4DD7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8C4DD7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4DD7

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4DD7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4DD7	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106ED4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4dd7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 77, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.203 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382e4',
    500: '#8c4dd7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4dd7;
$custom-light: #b382e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4dd7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.391,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5636,
    "c": 0.20291,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4DD7

secondary

#C2DCA4

accent

#E6419B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110B16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4DD7

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

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