#8E4BD3#8E4BD3

#8E4BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.202 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4BD3
RGB	rgb(142, 75, 211)
HSL	hsl(270, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 64.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 53.67, -59.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 80.12, 312.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.11 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.202 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4266, 15.4861, 63.2650)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4BD3 #90D34B

analogous

#4B4CD3 #8E4BD3 #D24BD3

triadic

#8E4BD3 #D38E4B #4BD38E

tetradic

#8E4BD3 #D34B4C #90D34B #4BD3D2

square

#8E4BD3 #D34B4C #90D34B #4BD3D2

split-complementary

#8E4BD3 #D3D24B #4CD34B

monochromatic

#512083 #6F2CB5 #8E4BD3 #AD7CDF #CCADEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8E4BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8E4BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4BD3

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4BD3	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6DD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 75, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.202 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b481e1',
    500: '#8e4bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4bd3;
$custom-light: #b481e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.559,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56035,
    "c": 0.20152,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4BD3

secondary

#BDD9A1

accent

#E44495

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4BD3

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