#8D4ECD#8D4ECD
#8D4ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.191 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D4ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 78, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 50.49, -55.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 75.38, 312.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.92% 0.1056 -0.1586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.92% 0.191 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7258, 15.5193, 59.4387) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.41
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.27
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.78
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.80
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.27
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D4ECD #8ECD4E
analogous
#4E4ECD #8D4ECD #CD4ECD
triadic
#8D4ECD #CD8D4E #4ECD8D
tetradic
#8D4ECD #CD4E4E #8ECD4E #4ECDCD
square
#8D4ECD #CD4E4E #8ECD4E #4ECDCD
split-complementary
#8D4ECD #CDCD4E #4ECD4E
monochromatic
#50237D #6E31AD #8D4ECD #AC7EDA #CAADE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#8D4ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#8D4ECD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D4ECD
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D4ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D4ECD | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B6ECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#816986
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d4ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.191 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b283dd',
500: '#8d4ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d4ecd; $custom-light: #b283dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d4ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 78,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.764,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55915,
"c": 0.19053,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.15519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D4ECD
secondary
#BCD6A1
accent
#DF4994
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83