#8E4ACA#8E4ACA

#8E4ACA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.193 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ACA
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 63%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 63.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 52.03, -55.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 76.12, 313.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1118 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.193 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2624, 14.9128, 57.4659)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ACA #86CA4A

analogous

#4E4ACA #8E4ACA #CA4AC6

triadic

#8E4ACA #CA8E4A #4ACA8E

tetradic

#8E4ACA #CA4E4A #86CA4A #4AC6CA

square

#8E4ACA #CA4E4A #86CA4A #4AC6CA

split-complementary

#8E4ACA #C6CA4A #4ACA4E

monochromatic

#4F2377 #6F31A6 #8E4ACA #AC79D8 #C9A9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8E4ACA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8E4ACA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ACA

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ACA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ACA	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4aca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.193 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380db',
    500: '#8e4aca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4aca;
$custom-light: #b380db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4aca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.875,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55284,
    "c": 0.193,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ACA

secondary

#B6D39D

accent

#DE4A8F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ACA

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

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