#8E4CBB#8E4CBB

#8E4CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.174 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4CBB
RGB	rgb(142, 76, 187)
HSL	hsl(276, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(276, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 59.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 47.53, -47.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 67.38, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1098 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.174 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7077, 14.5079, 48.6081)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4CBB #79BB4C

analogous

#574CBB #8E4CBB #BB4CB0

triadic

#8E4CBB #BB8E4C #4CBB8E

tetradic

#8E4CBB #BB574C #79BB4C #4CB0BB

square

#8E4CBB #BB574C #79BB4C #4CB0BB

split-complementary

#8E4CBB #B0BB4C #4CBB57

monochromatic

#4C2766 #6D3892 #8E4CBB #AA78CC #C6A5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8E4CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8E4CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4CBB

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4CBB	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2168BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.174 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281d0',
    500: '#8e4cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4cbb;
$custom-light: #b281d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.676,
    "s": 44.939,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54575,
    "c": 0.17357,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4CBB

secondary

#ADCA99

accent

#D55388

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4CBB

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

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