#8E4ADE#8E4ADE

#8E4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.215 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ADE
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(268, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 56.81, -64.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 86.20, 311.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.69% 0.1099 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(56.69% 0.215 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.7857, 15.9221, 70.7552)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ADE #9ADE4A

analogous

#4A50DE #8E4ADE #D84ADE

triadic

#8E4ADE #DE8E4A #4ADE8E

tetradic

#8E4ADE #DE4A50 #9ADE4A #4ADED8

square

#8E4ADE #DE4A50 #9ADE4A #4ADED8

split-complementary

#8E4ADE #DED84A #50DE4A

monochromatic

#521B93 #6F24C7 #8E4ADE #AE7EE7 #CFB2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8E4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8E4ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ADE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ADE	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.215 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b581e9',
    500: '#8e4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ade;
$custom-light: #b581e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.568,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56691,
    "c": 0.21482,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ADE

secondary

#C4DFA4

accent

#EC3C9B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ADE

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

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