#8D4EE9#8D4EE9

#8D4EE9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.222 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4EE9
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 233)
HSL	hsl(264, 78%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 67%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 57.37, -68.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 89.60, 309.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.103 -0.1964)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.222 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.4131, 16.9942, 78.8582)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4EE9 #AAE94E

analogous

#4E5CE9 #8D4EE9 #DA4EE9

triadic

#8D4EE9 #E98D4E #4EE98D

tetradic

#8D4EE9 #E94E5C #AAE94E #4EE9DA

square

#8D4EE9 #E94E5C #AAE94E #4EE9DA

split-complementary

#8D4EE9 #E9DA4E #5CE94E

monochromatic

#5115A8 #6B1CDE #8D4EE9 #B084F0 #D3BBF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#8D4EE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8D4EE9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4EE9

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4EE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4EE9	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0071E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4ee9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.222 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b584f1',
    500: '#8d4ee9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4ee9;
$custom-light: #b584f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4ee9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.387,
    "s": 77.889,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57903,
    "c": 0.22176,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4EE9

secondary

#CFE7AC

accent

#DA0B86

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4EE9

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

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