#8E4AE0#8E4AE0
#8E4AE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.217 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 74, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.6%, 67%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 57.30, -65.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 87.20, 311.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.84% 0.1096 -0.1872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.84% 0.217 300.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0554, 16.0299, 72.1753) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.07
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.07
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.50
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.73
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.99
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4AE0 #9CE04A
analogous
#4A51E0 #8E4AE0 #D94AE0
triadic
#8E4AE0 #E08E4A #4AE08E
tetradic
#8E4AE0 #E04A51 #9CE04A #4AE0D9
square
#8E4AE0 #E04A51 #9CE04A #4AE0D9
split-complementary
#8E4AE0 #E0D94A #51E04A
monochromatic
#521A96 #6F23CA #8E4AE0 #AF7EE9 #CFB3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#8E4AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#8E4AE0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4AE0
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4AE0 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006EDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6D8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.217 300.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b581eb',
500: '#8e4ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4ae0; $custom-light: #b581eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 74,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.2,
"s": 70.755,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56838,
"c": 0.21699,
"h": 300.4
},
"luminance": 0.1603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4AE0
secondary
#C6E1A5
accent
#EE3A9C
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84