#8E4ADD#8E4ADD

#8E4ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.214 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ADD
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 221)
HSL	hsl(268, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 56.57, -64.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 85.70, 311.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.11 -0.1832)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.214 301)
XYZ	xyz(26.6521, 15.8686, 70.0514)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ADD #99DD4A

analogous

#4A4FDD #8E4ADD #D74ADD

triadic

#8E4ADD #DD8E4A #4ADD8E

tetradic

#8E4ADD #DD4A4F #99DD4A #4ADDD7

square

#8E4ADD #DD4A4F #99DD4A #4ADDD7

split-complementary

#8E4ADD #DDD74A #4FDD4A

monochromatic

#521B91 #6F25C5 #8E4ADD #AE7EE7 #CEB1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8E4ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8E4ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ADD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ADD	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.214 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b581e8',
    500: '#8e4add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4add;
$custom-light: #b581e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.755,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56619,
    "c": 0.21374,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.15869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ADD

secondary

#C4DFA4

accent

#EB3D9A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ADD

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

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