#8C4DDD#8C4DDD

#8C4DDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.210 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8C4DDD
RGBrgb(140, 77, 221)
HSLhsl(266, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(266, 65%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(36.7%, 65.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(47.11, 54.69, -63.89)
CIE-LCHlch(47.11, 84.10, 310.56°)
OKLaboklab(56.79% 0.1041 -0.1819)
OKLCHoklch(56.79% 0.21 299.8)
XYZxyz(26.5170, 16.1034, 70.1038)
Luminance0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8C4DDD #9EDD4D
analogous
#4D56DD #8C4DDD #D44DDD
triadic
#8C4DDD #DD8C4D #4DDD8C
tetradic
#8C4DDD #DD4D56 #9EDD4D #4DDDD4
square
#8C4DDD #DD4D56 #9EDD4D #4DDDD4
split-complementary
#8C4DDD #DDD44D #56DD4D
monochromatic
#501C93 #6C26C7 #8C4DDD #AD80E7 #CEB4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98
#8C4DDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22
#8C4DDD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4DDD
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8C4DDD#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8C4DDD1.004.984.224.98
#FFFFFF4.981.0021.001.00
#0000004.2221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.981.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A6E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8c4ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 77, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.210 299.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b383e8',
    500: '#8c4ddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8c4ddd;
$custom-light: #b383e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8c4ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56789,
    "c": 0.20959,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8C4DDD
secondary
#C6DFA6
accent
#EB3D9F
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84

Preview Lab

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#8C4DDD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva