#8D4EB4#8D4EB4

#8D4EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.162 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4EB4
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(277, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 44.62, -43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 62.60, 315.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1057 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.162 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.9456, 14.4072, 44.7960)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4EB4 #75B44E

analogous

#5A4EB4 #8D4EB4 #B44EA8

triadic

#8D4EB4 #B48D4E #4EB48D

tetradic

#8D4EB4 #B45A4E #75B44E #4EA8B4

square

#8D4EB4 #B45A4E #75B44E #4EA8B4

split-complementary

#8D4EB4 #A8B44E #4EB45A

monochromatic

#4A285F #6C3B8A #8D4EB4 #A979C6 #C4A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8D4EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8D4EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4EB4

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4EB4	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E67B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.162 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182cb',
    500: '#8d4eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4eb4;
$custom-light: #b182cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54312,
    "c": 0.16234,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4EB4

secondary

#AAC698

accent

#D05786

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4EB4

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

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