#8C4EAE#8C4EAE

#8C4EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.155 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4EAE
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 43.00, -41.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 59.50, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.1041 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.155 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1782, 14.0807, 41.6384)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4EAE #70AE4E

analogous

#5C4EAE #8C4EAE #AE4EA0

triadic

#8C4EAE #AE8C4E #4EAE8C

tetradic

#8C4EAE #AE5C4E #70AE4E #4EA0AE

square

#8C4EAE #AE5C4E #70AE4E #4EA0AE

split-complementary

#8C4EAE #A0AE4E #4EAE5C

monochromatic

#482859 #6A3B84 #8C4EAE #A877C2 #C3A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8C4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8C4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4EAE

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4EAE	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.155 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b082c6',
    500: '#8c4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4eae;
$custom-light: #b082c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.75,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53836,
    "c": 0.1552,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4EAE

secondary

#A5C296

accent

#CE5A83

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4EAE

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

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