#8D4ADD#8D4ADD

#8D4ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.214 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4ADD
RGB	rgb(141, 74, 221)
HSL	hsl(267, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 56.37, -64.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 85.72, 311.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1087 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.214 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4812, 15.7805, 70.0434)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4ADD #9ADD4A

analogous

#4A50DD #8D4ADD #D64ADD

triadic

#8D4ADD #DD8D4A #4ADD8D

tetradic

#8D4ADD #DD4A50 #9ADD4A #4ADDD6

square

#8D4ADD #DD4A50 #9ADD4A #4ADDD6

split-complementary

#8D4ADD #DDD64A #50DD4A

monochromatic

#511B91 #6E25C5 #8D4ADD #AD7EE7 #CEB1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8D4ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8D4ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4ADD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4ADD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 74, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.214 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b481e8',
    500: '#8d4add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4add;
$custom-light: #b481e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.347,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56509,
    "c": 0.21356,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4ADD

secondary

#C4DFA4

accent

#EB3D9C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4ADD

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

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