#8D4EDD#8D4EDD
#8D4EDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.208 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D4EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 78, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.2%, 64.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.41, 54.39, -63.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.41, 83.54, 310.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.03% 0.1044 -0.1804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.03% 0.208 300.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7568, 16.3317, 70.1353) |
| Luminance | 0.1633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.50
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.86
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.23
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.28
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.57
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D4EDD #9EDD4E
analogous
#4E56DD #8D4EDD #D54EDD
triadic
#8D4EDD #DD8D4E #4EDD8D
tetradic
#8D4EDD #DD4E56 #9EDD4E #4EDDD5
square
#8D4EDD #DD4E56 #9EDD4E #4EDDD5
split-complementary
#8D4EDD #DDD54E #56DD4E
monochromatic
#511C94 #6D26C7 #8D4EDD #AE81E7 #CFB5F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.92
#8D4EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.27
#8D4EDD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D4EDD
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D4EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D4EDD | 1.00 | 4.92 | 4.27 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0070E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6E8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d4edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.208 300.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b483e8',
500: '#8d4edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d4edd; $custom-light: #b483e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d4edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 78,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.434,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57028,
"c": 0.20846,
"h": 300.1
},
"luminance": 0.16332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D4EDD
secondary
#C7E0A7
accent
#EB3D9E
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84