#8C4DDA#8C4DDA

#8C4DDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.206 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4DDA
RGB	rgb(140, 77, 218)
HSL	hsl(267, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 53.95, -62.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 82.57, 310.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.1045 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.206 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1209, 15.9450, 68.0176)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4DDA #9BDA4D

analogous

#4D54DA #8C4DDA #D34DDA

triadic

#8C4DDA #DA8C4D #4DDA8C

tetradic

#8C4DDA #DA4D54 #9BDA4D #4DDAD3

square

#8C4DDA #DA4D54 #9BDA4D #4DDAD3

split-complementary

#8C4DDA #DAD34D #54DA4D

monochromatic

#501E8F #6D28C2 #8C4DDA #AD80E5 #CDB2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8C4DDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8C4DDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4DDA

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4DDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4DDA	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#016ED7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4dda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 77, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.206 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382e6',
    500: '#8c4dda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4dda;
$custom-light: #b382e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4dda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.809,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56574,
    "c": 0.20625,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4DDA

secondary

#C4DEA5

accent

#E93F9D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4DDA

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

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