#8E4ADB#8E4ADB

#8E4ADB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.212 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ADB
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 219)
HSL	hsl(268, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 56.09, -63.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 84.70, 311.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1103 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.212 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.3872, 15.7627, 68.6564)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ADB #97DB4A

analogous

#4A4FDB #8E4ADB #D64ADB

triadic

#8E4ADB #DB8E4A #4ADB8E

tetradic

#8E4ADB #DB4A4F #97DB4A #4ADBD6

square

#8E4ADB #DB4A4F #97DB4A #4ADBD6

split-complementary

#8E4ADB #DBD64A #4FDB4A

monochromatic

#521C8E #6F26C1 #8E4ADB #AE7DE5 #CEB0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#8E4ADB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#8E4ADB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ADB

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ADB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ADB	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4adb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.212 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b481e7',
    500: '#8e4adb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4adb;
$custom-light: #b481e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4adb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.138,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56474,
    "c": 0.21157,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ADB

secondary

#C2DEA3

accent

#EA3E99

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ADB

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

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