#8D4EB2#8D4EB2

#8D4EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.160 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4EB2
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 44.17, -42.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 61.58, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.1056 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.16 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7433, 14.3263, 43.7307)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4EB2 #73B24E

analogous

#5B4EB2 #8D4EB2 #B24EA5

triadic

#8D4EB2 #B28D4E #4EB28D

tetradic

#8D4EB2 #B25B4E #73B24E #4EA5B2

square

#8D4EB2 #B25B4E #73B24E #4EA5B2

split-complementary

#8D4EB2 #A5B24E #4EB25B

monochromatic

#4A295D #6B3B88 #8D4EB2 #A879C5 #C4A3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#8D4EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8D4EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4EB2

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4EB2	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3067B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.160 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c9',
    500: '#8d4eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4eb2;
$custom-light: #b182c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.8,
    "s": 39.37,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54192,
    "c": 0.16008,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4EB2

secondary

#A8C498

accent

#CF5984

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4EB2

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

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