#8D4CAF#8D4CAF

#8D4CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.160 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4CAF
RGB	rgb(141, 76, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 56.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 44.56, -42.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 61.27, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1081 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.16 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.3055, 13.9273, 42.1150)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4CAF #6EAF4C

analogous

#5C4CAF #8D4CAF #AF4CA0

triadic

#8D4CAF #AF8D4C #4CAF8D

tetradic

#8D4CAF #AF5C4C #6EAF4C #4CA0AF

square

#8D4CAF #AF5C4C #6EAF4C #4CA0AF

split-complementary

#8D4CAF #A0AF4C #4CAF5C

monochromatic

#48275A #6B3984 #8D4CAF #A875C3 #C3A0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8D4CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8D4CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4CAF

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4CAF	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F65B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 76, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.160 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181c7',
    500: '#8d4caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4caf;
$custom-light: #b181c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.394,
    "s": 39.442,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5372,
    "c": 0.1599,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4CAF

secondary

#A4C294

accent

#CF5881

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4CAF

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

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