#8D79CD#8D79CD
#8D79CD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.125 H 293.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D79CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 121, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.83, 26.36, -40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.83, 48.62, 302.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% 0.0496 -0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.125 293.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8386, 23.7447, 60.8096) |
| Luminance | 0.2374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.05
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.59
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.10
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.72
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.07
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D79CD #B9CD79
analogous
#798FCD #8D79CD #B779CD
triadic
#8D79CD #CD8D79 #79CD8D
tetradic
#8D79CD #CD798F #B9CD79 #79CDB7
square
#8D79CD #CD798F #B9CD79 #79CDB7
split-complementary
#8D79CD #CDB779 #8FCD79
monochromatic
#4D3794 #674CBC #8D79CD #B3A6DE #D9D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#8D79CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#8D79CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8D79CD
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D79CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D79CD | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6087D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6284CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F8899
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d79cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 121, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.125 293.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a0dc',
500: '#8d79cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d79cd; $custom-light: #b0a0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d79cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 121,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.286,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6297,
"c": 0.12473,
"h": 293.4
},
"luminance": 0.23745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D79CD
secondary
#D9E0C2
accent
#B92D97
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#110E15
muted
#807E83