#8C4ECE#8C4ECE

#8C4ECE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.191 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4ECE
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 62.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 50.50, -56.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 75.89, 311.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.1042 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.191 303)
XYZ	xyz(24.6776, 15.4805, 60.0685)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4ECE #90CE4E

analogous

#4E50CE #8C4ECE #CC4ECE

triadic

#8C4ECE #CE8C4E #4ECE8C

tetradic

#8C4ECE #CE4E50 #90CE4E #4ECECC

square

#8C4ECE #CE4E50 #90CE4E #4ECECC

split-complementary

#8C4ECE #CECC4E #50CE4E

monochromatic

#4F237F #6D30AE #8C4ECE #AB7EDB #CAAEE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8C4ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8C4ECE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4ECE

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4ECE	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.191 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b283de',
    500: '#8c4ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ece;
$custom-light: #b283de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.063,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55872,
    "c": 0.19144,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.1548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4ECE

secondary

#BDD7A1

accent

#E04896

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4ECE

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

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