#8E4CD3#8E4CD3
#8E4CD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.200 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 76, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 64%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.7%, 64%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 53.17, -59.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 79.57, 311.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.17% 0.1088 -0.168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.17% 0.2 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4949, 15.6228, 63.2877) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.95
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.07
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.41
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.00
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.64
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4CD3 #91D34C
analogous
#4C4ED3 #8E4CD3 #D14CD3
triadic
#8E4CD3 #D38E4C #4CD38E
tetradic
#8E4CD3 #D34C4E #91D34C #4CD3D1
square
#8E4CD3 #D34C4E #91D34C #4CD3D1
split-complementary
#8E4CD3 #D3D14C #4ED34C
monochromatic
#512084 #6F2DB5 #8E4CD3 #AD7DDF #CCAEEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#8E4CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#8E4CD3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4CD3
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4CD3 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1E6ED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#806989
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.200 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b482e1',
500: '#8e4cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4cd3; $custom-light: #b482e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 76,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.333,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56167,
"c": 0.20019,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.15623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4CD3
secondary
#BED9A2
accent
#E44496
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#120B15
muted
#817C83