#8D72EF#8D72EF
#8D72EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.181 H 290.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D72EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 114, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 52.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.02, 39.50, -59.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.02, 71.55, 303.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% 0.0626 -0.1694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.181 290.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5775, 23.9283, 84.5468) |
| Luminance | 0.2393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.64
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.20
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.08
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.78
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.11
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D72EF #D4EF72
analogous
#7296EF #8D72EF #CC72EF
triadic
#8D72EF #EF8D72 #72EF8D
tetradic
#8D72EF #EF7296 #D4EF72 #72EFCC
square
#8D72EF #EF7296 #D4EF72 #72EFCC
split-complementary
#8D72EF #EFCC72 #96EF72
monochromatic
#3F18CF #613BE9 #8D72EF #B9A9F5 #E6E0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#8D72EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#8D72EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8D72EF
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D72EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D72EF | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3989F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C83EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#728CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d72ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 114, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.181 290.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b39bf5',
500: '#8d72ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d72ef; $custom-light: #b39bf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d72ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 114,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.96,
"s": 79.618,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63703,
"c": 0.18062,
"h": 290.3
},
"luminance": 0.23929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D72EF
secondary
#E9F1CC
accent
#DC0AAE
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85