#8D4ED7#8D4ED7
#8D4ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.202 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D4ED7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 78, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 63%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 64%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.4%, 63.7%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.00, 52.92, -60.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.00, 80.48, 311.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.6% 0.1049 -0.1723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.6% 0.202 301.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9717, 16.0177, 66.0002) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.12
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.10
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.78
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.29
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.68
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D4ED7 #98D74E
analogous
#4E54D7 #8D4ED7 #D14ED7
triadic
#8D4ED7 #D78D4E #4ED78D
tetradic
#8D4ED7 #D74E54 #98D74E #4ED7D1
square
#8D4ED7 #D74E54 #98D74E #4ED7D1
split-complementary
#8D4ED7 #D7D14E #54D74E
monochromatic
#511F8B #6E2BBD #8D4ED7 #AD80E2 #CDB2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#8D4ED7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#8D4ED7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D4ED7
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D4ED7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D4ED7 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FDB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#176FD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6C8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d4ed7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.202 301.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b383e4',
500: '#8d4ed7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d4ed7; $custom-light: #b383e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d4ed7",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 78,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.591,
"s": 63.134,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56603,
"c": 0.20176,
"h": 301.3
},
"luminance": 0.16018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D4ED7
secondary
#C3DCA5
accent
#E6429B
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110B16
muted
#807C84