#8E4ACE#8E4ACE

#8E4ACE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.197 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ACE
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 52.97, -57.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 78.14, 312.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1115 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.197 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7422, 15.1047, 59.9926)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ACE #8ACE4A

analogous

#4C4ACE #8E4ACE #CE4ACC

triadic

#8E4ACE #CE8E4A #4ACE8E

tetradic

#8E4ACE #CE4C4A #8ACE4A #4ACCCE

square

#8E4ACE #CE4C4A #8ACE4A #4ACCCE

split-complementary

#8E4ACE #CCCE4A #4ACE4C

monochromatic

#50227C #6F2FAC #8E4ACE #AC7ADB #CAAAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8E4ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E4ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ACE

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ACE	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.197 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380de',
    500: '#8e4ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ace;
$custom-light: #b380de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.909,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55557,
    "c": 0.19738,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ACE

secondary

#B9D69E

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ACE

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

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