#8D4BC8#8D4BC8
#8D4BC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.189 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D4BC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 75, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 62.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.45, 50.83, -54.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.45, 74.54, 312.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.17% 0.1094 -0.1543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.17% 0.189 305.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9236, 14.8652, 56.2413) |
| Luminance | 0.1487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.52
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.29
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.47
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.93
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.10
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D4BC8 #86C84B
analogous
#4F4BC8 #8D4BC8 #C84BC5
triadic
#8D4BC8 #C88D4B #4BC88D
tetradic
#8D4BC8 #C84F4B #86C84B #4BC5C8
square
#8D4BC8 #C84F4B #86C84B #4BC5C8
split-complementary
#8D4BC8 #C5C84B #4BC84F
monochromatic
#4F2475 #6E32A4 #8D4BC8 #AB7AD6 #C8A9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#8D4BC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#8D4BC8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D4BC8
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D4BC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D4BC8 | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006ACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D6CC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#836583
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d4bc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 75, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.189 305.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b281d9',
500: '#8d4bc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d4bc8; $custom-light: #b281d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d4bc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 75,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.68,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55168,
"c": 0.18916,
"h": 305.3
},
"luminance": 0.14865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D4BC8
secondary
#B6D29D
accent
#DD4B90
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83