#8D4EAD#8D4EAD

#8D4EAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.154 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4EAD
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.42, 43.05, -40.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.42, 59.04, 316.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1053 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.154 313)
XYZ	xyz(21.2504, 14.1292, 41.1348)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4EAD #6EAD4E

analogous

#5D4EAD #8D4EAD #AD4E9E

triadic

#8D4EAD #AD8D4E #4EAD8D

tetradic

#8D4EAD #AD5D4E #6EAD4E #4E9EAD

square

#8D4EAD #AD5D4E #6EAD4E #4E9EAD

split-complementary

#8D4EAD #9EAD4E #4EAD5D

monochromatic

#482859 #6B3B83 #8D4EAD #A877C2 #C3A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8D4EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8D4EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4EAD

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4EAD	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3566B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.154 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c6',
    500: '#8d4ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4ead;
$custom-light: #b182c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.789,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53896,
    "c": 0.15448,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.14129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4EAD

secondary

#A4C295

accent

#CE5A81

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4EAD

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

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