#8D4DB5#8D4DB5

#8D4DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.165 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4DB5
RGB	rgb(141, 77, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 57.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 45.38, -44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 63.71, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1071 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.165 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9773, 14.3071, 45.3109)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4DB5 #75B54D

analogous

#594DB5 #8D4DB5 #B54DA9

triadic

#8D4DB5 #B58D4D #4DB58D

tetradic

#8D4DB5 #B5594D #75B54D #4DA9B5

square

#8D4DB5 #B5594D #75B54D #4DA9B5

split-complementary

#8D4DB5 #A9B54D #4DB559

monochromatic

#4A2860 #6C3A8B #8D4DB5 #A978C7 #C4A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8D4DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8D4DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4DB5

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4DB5	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B67B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 77, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.165 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182cc',
    500: '#8d4db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4db5;
$custom-light: #b182cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54228,
    "c": 0.16502,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4DB5

secondary

#AAC698

accent

#D15786

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4DB5

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

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