#8E4BCB#8E4BCB

#8E4BCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.193 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4BCB
RGB	rgb(142, 75, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 63.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 51.76, -55.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 76.07, 312.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1105 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.193 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.4485, 15.0949, 58.1139)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4BCB #88CB4B

analogous

#4E4BCB #8E4BCB #CB4BC8

triadic

#8E4BCB #CB8E4B #4BCB8E

tetradic

#8E4BCB #CB4E4B #88CB4B #4BC8CB

square

#8E4BCB #CB4E4B #88CB4B #4BC8CB

split-complementary

#8E4BCB #C8CB4B #4BCB4E

monochromatic

#502379 #6F31A8 #8E4BCB #AC7AD9 #CAAAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8E4BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E4BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4BCB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4BCB	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 75, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.193 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b381dc',
    500: '#8e4bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4bcb;
$custom-light: #b381dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.406,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55485,
    "c": 0.19272,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.15095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4BCB

secondary

#B8D49E

accent

#DF4990

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4BCB

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

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