#8D4EAE#8D4EAE

#8D4EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.156 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4EAE
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 43.27, -40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 59.55, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1054 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.156 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.3476, 14.1680, 41.6463)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4EAE #6FAE4E

analogous

#5D4EAE #8D4EAE #AE4E9F

triadic

#8D4EAE #AE8D4E #4EAE8D

tetradic

#8D4EAE #AE5D4E #6FAE4E #4E9FAE

square

#8D4EAE #AE5D4E #6FAE4E #4E9FAE

split-complementary

#8D4EAE #9FAE4E #4EAE5D

monochromatic

#492859 #6B3B84 #8D4EAE #A877C2 #C3A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8D4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8D4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4EAE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4EAE	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3466B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.156 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c6',
    500: '#8d4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4eae;
$custom-light: #b182c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53954,
    "c": 0.1556,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4EAE

secondary

#A5C296

accent

#CE5A82

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4EAE

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

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