#8E4AC8#8E4AC8

#8E4AC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.191 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4AC8
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 53%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 63%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 51.56, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 75.11, 313.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1119 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.191 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0272, 14.8187, 56.2269)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4AC8 #84C84A

analogous

#4F4AC8 #8E4AC8 #C84AC3

triadic

#8E4AC8 #C88E4A #4AC88E

tetradic

#8E4AC8 #C84F4A #84C84A #4AC3C8

square

#8E4AC8 #C84F4A #84C84A #4AC3C8

split-complementary

#8E4AC8 #C3C84A #4AC84F

monochromatic

#4F2374 #6F32A3 #8E4AC8 #AB79D6 #C9A8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8E4AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8E4AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4AC8

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4AC8	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.191 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380d9',
    500: '#8e4ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ac8;
$custom-light: #b380d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.381,
    "s": 53.39,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55148,
    "c": 0.19081,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4AC8

secondary

#B5D29C

accent

#DD4B8E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4AC8

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

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