#8D4CB2#8D4CB2

#8D4CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.163 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4CB2
RGB	rgb(141, 76, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 57%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 57.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 45.23, -43.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 62.78, 316.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1083 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.163 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6034, 14.0464, 43.6840)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4CB2 #71B24C

analogous

#5A4CB2 #8D4CB2 #B24CA4

triadic

#8D4CB2 #B28D4C #4CB28D

tetradic

#8D4CB2 #B25A4C #71B24C #4CA4B2

square

#8D4CB2 #B25A4C #71B24C #4CA4B2

split-complementary

#8D4CB2 #A4B24C #4CB25A

monochromatic

#49275C #6B3A87 #8D4CB2 #A876C5 #C4A1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8D4CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8D4CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4CB2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4CB2	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C65B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 76, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.163 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181c9',
    500: '#8d4cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4cb2;
$custom-light: #b181c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.235,
    "s": 40.157,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.539,
    "c": 0.16323,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4CB2

secondary

#A7C496

accent

#D05883

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4CB2

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

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