#8D3ED6#8D3ED6
#8D3ED6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.221 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D3ED6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 62, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 65%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 71%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 71%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.18, 60.29, -64.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.18, 88.39, 313.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.56% 0.1218 -0.184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.56% 0.221 303.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8419, 13.9630, 64.9917) |
| Luminance | 0.1396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.21
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.21
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.69
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.40
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 5.62
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D3ED6 #87D63E
analogous
#413ED6 #8D3ED6 #D63ED3
triadic
#8D3ED6 #D68D3E #3ED68D
tetradic
#8D3ED6 #D6413E #87D63E #3ED3D6
square
#8D3ED6 #D6413E #87D63E #3ED3D6
split-complementary
#8D3ED6 #D3D63E #3ED641
monochromatic
#4F1B7F #6E26B1 #8D3ED6 #AB70E1 #C9A3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.54
#8D3ED6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#8D3ED6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D3ED6
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D3ED6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D3ED6 | 1.00 | 5.54 | 3.79 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F6286
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d3ed6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 62, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.221 303.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47ae4',
500: '#8d3ed6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d3ed6; $custom-light: #b47ae4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d3ed6",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 62,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.184,
"s": 64.957,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54563,
"c": 0.22067,
"h": 303.5
},
"luminance": 0.13963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D3ED6
secondary
#B7D898
accent
#E84091
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFC
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84