#8C4EBE#8C4EBE

#8C4EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.173 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4EBE
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 46.68, -49.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 67.68, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.1046 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.173 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8319, 14.7422, 50.3479)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4EBE #80BE4E

analogous

#544EBE #8C4EBE #BE4EB8

triadic

#8C4EBE #BE8C4E #4EBE8C

tetradic

#8C4EBE #BE544E #80BE4E #4EB8BE

square

#8C4EBE #BE544E #80BE4E #4EB8BE

split-complementary

#8C4EBE #B8BE4E #4EBE54

monochromatic

#4C276A #6D3897 #8C4EBE #A97BCE #C6A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8C4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8C4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4EBE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4EBE	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2069C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.173 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182d2',
    500: '#8c4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ebe;
$custom-light: #b182d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.214,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54818,
    "c": 0.17332,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4EBE

secondary

#B1CC9C

accent

#D6528D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4EBE

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

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