#8D4CAE#8D4CAE

#8D4CAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.159 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4CAE
RGB	rgb(141, 76, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 44.33, -41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 60.76, 316.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.1081 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.159 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2076, 13.8881, 41.5997)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4CAE #6DAE4C

analogous

#5C4CAE #8D4CAE #AE4C9E

triadic

#8D4CAE #AE8D4C #4CAE8D

tetradic

#8D4CAE #AE5C4C #6DAE4C #4C9EAE

square

#8D4CAE #AE5C4C #6DAE4C #4C9EAE

split-complementary

#8D4CAE #9EAE4C #4CAE5C

monochromatic

#482759 #6A3983 #8D4CAE #A875C3 #C39FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8D4CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8D4CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4CAE

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4CAE	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)

#3065B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 76, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.159 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181c6',
    500: '#8d4cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4cae;
$custom-light: #b181c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.796,
    "s": 39.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5366,
    "c": 0.1588,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4CAE

secondary

#A3C294

accent

#CF5981

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4CAE

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

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