#8D43C9#8D43C9
#8D43C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.201 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D43C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 67, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.08, 54.99, -57.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.08, 79.42, 313.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.2% 0.1184 -0.1625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.2% 0.201 306.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5320, 13.8943, 56.6892) |
| Luminance | 0.1389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.07
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.90
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.91
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.21
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.45
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D43C9 #7FC943
analogous
#4A43C9 #8D43C9 #C943C2
triadic
#8D43C9 #C98D43 #43C98D
tetradic
#8D43C9 #C94A43 #7FC943 #43C2C9
square
#8D43C9 #C94A43 #7FC943 #43C2C9
split-complementary
#8D43C9 #C2C943 #43C94A
monochromatic
#4D2071 #6D2EA1 #8D43C9 #AA73D7 #C7A2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.56
#8D43C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.78
#8D43C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D43C9
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D43C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D43C9 | 1.00 | 5.56 | 3.78 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1E69C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#836080
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d43c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 67, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.201 306.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37cda',
500: '#8d43c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d43c9; $custom-light: #b37cda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d43c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 67,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.134,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54203,
"c": 0.20106,
"h": 306.1
},
"luminance": 0.13894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D43C9
secondary
#B1D197
accent
#DF498C
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83