#8C4EDB#8C4EDB

#8C4EDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.206 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4EDB
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 219)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 64%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 53.69, -62.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 82.53, 310.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% 0.1033 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.206 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3227, 16.1385, 68.7323)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4EDB #9DDB4E

analogous

#4E56DB #8C4EDB #D24EDB

triadic

#8C4EDB #DB8C4E #4EDB8C

tetradic

#8C4EDB #DB4E56 #9DDB4E #4EDBD2

square

#8C4EDB #DB4E56 #9DDB4E #4EDBD2

split-complementary

#8C4EDB #DBD24E #56DB4E

monochromatic

#501E91 #6C28C4 #8C4EDB #AD81E5 #CEB4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8C4EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8C4EDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4EDB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4EDB	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#016FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.206 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b383e7',
    500: '#8c4edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4edb;
$custom-light: #b383e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.383,
    "s": 66.197,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56778,
    "c": 0.20607,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4EDB

secondary

#C6DEA6

accent

#E93F9E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4EDB

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