#8E4ABE#8E4ABE

#8E4ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.180 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ABE
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 190)
HSL	hsl(275, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 61.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 49.24, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 70.06, 314.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1122 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.18 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8965, 14.3664, 50.2720)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ABE #7ABE4A

analogous

#544ABE #8E4ABE #BE4AB4

triadic

#8E4ABE #BE8E4A #4ABE8E

tetradic

#8E4ABE #BE544A #7ABE4A #4AB4BE

square

#8E4ABE #BE544A #7ABE4A #4AB4BE

split-complementary

#8E4ABE #B4BE4A #4ABE54

monochromatic

#4D2568 #6E3695 #8E4ABE #AA77CE #C6A4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8E4ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8E4ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ABE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ABE	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1667C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.180 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280d2',
    500: '#8e4abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4abe;
$custom-light: #b280d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.172,
    "s": 47.154,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54489,
    "c": 0.17984,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ABE

secondary

#AECB98

accent

#D75188

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ABE

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

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