#8D4ADE#8D4ADE

#8D4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.215 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4ADE
RGB	rgb(141, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(267, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 56.61, -65.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 86.22, 311.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1086 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.215 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.6149, 15.8340, 70.7472)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4ADE #9BDE4A

analogous

#4A51DE #8D4ADE #D74ADE

triadic

#8D4ADE #DE8D4A #4ADE8D

tetradic

#8D4ADE #DE4A51 #9BDE4A #4ADED7

square

#8D4ADE #DE4A51 #9BDE4A #4ADED7

split-complementary

#8D4ADE #DED74A #51DE4A

monochromatic

#511B93 #6E24C7 #8D4ADE #AE7EE7 #CEB2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#8D4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8D4ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4ADE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4ADE	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.215 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b481e9',
    500: '#8d4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4ade;
$custom-light: #b481e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.162,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56582,
    "c": 0.21466,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4ADE

secondary

#C5DFA4

accent

#EC3C9C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4ADE

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

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