#8C4ECC#8C4ECC

#8C4ECC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.189 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4ECC
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 61.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 50.02, -55.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 74.86, 311.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1043 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.189 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4362, 15.3839, 58.7971)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4ECC #8ECC4E

analogous

#4E4FCC #8C4ECC #CB4ECC

triadic

#8C4ECC #CC8C4E #4ECC8C

tetradic

#8C4ECC #CC4E4F #8ECC4E #4ECCCB

square

#8C4ECC #CC4E4F #8ECC4E #4ECCCB

split-complementary

#8C4ECC #CCCB4E #4FCC4E

monochromatic

#4F247C #6D31AB #8C4ECC #AB7EDA #CAADE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8C4ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8C4ECC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4ECC

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4ECC	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.189 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b283dc',
    500: '#8c4ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ecc;
$custom-light: #b283dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.524,
    "s": 55.263,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55737,
    "c": 0.18918,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4ECC

secondary

#BBD5A1

accent

#DF4995

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4ECC

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

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