#8C4EE3#8C4EE3

#8C4EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.215 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4EE3
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 227)
HSL	hsl(265, 73%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(265, 66%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.71, 55.68, -66.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.71, 86.59, 310.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% 0.1024 -0.189)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.215 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.4012, 16.5699, 74.4128)
Luminance	0.1657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4EE3 #A5E34E

analogous

#4E5BE3 #8C4EE3 #D64EE3

triadic

#8C4EE3 #E38C4E #4EE38C

tetradic

#8C4EE3 #E34E5B #A5E34E #4EE3D6

square

#8C4EE3 #E34E5B #A5E34E #4EE3D6

split-complementary

#8C4EE3 #E3D64E #5BE34E

monochromatic

#50199E #6B21D3 #8C4EE3 #AE83EB #D1B8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#8C4EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#8C4EE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4EE3

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4EE3	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.215 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b483ed',
    500: '#8c4ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4ee3;
$custom-light: #b483ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.966,
    "s": 72.683,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57356,
    "c": 0.21499,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4EE3

secondary

#CBE3AA

accent

#EF38A3

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4EE3

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

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