#8D3ED1#8D3ED1
#8D3ED1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.216 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D3ED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 62, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 70%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.5%, 70.3%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.82, 59.13, -62.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.82, 85.93, 313.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.19% 0.1227 -0.1773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.19% 0.216 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2132, 13.7115, 61.6802) |
| Luminance | 0.1371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.79
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.51
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.94
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.72
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.81
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D3ED1 #82D13E
analogous
#433ED1 #8D3ED1 #D13ECB
triadic
#8D3ED1 #D18D3E #3ED18D
tetradic
#8D3ED1 #D1433E #82D13E #3ECBD1
square
#8D3ED1 #D1433E #82D13E #3ECBD1
split-complementary
#8D3ED1 #CBD13E #3ED143
monochromatic
#4E1D78 #6E28A9 #8D3ED1 #AA6FDD #C7A1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#8D3ED1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#8D3ED1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D3ED1
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D3ED1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D3ED1 | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#806083
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d3ed1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 62, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.216 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47ae0',
500: '#8d3ed1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d3ed1; $custom-light: #b47ae0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d3ed1",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 62,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.245,
"s": 61.506,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54191,
"c": 0.21556,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.13711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D3ED1
secondary
#B3D596
accent
#E5438E
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120A15
muted
#817C83