#8E4CDB#8E4CDB

#8E4CDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.209 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4CDB
RGB	rgb(142, 76, 219)
HSL	hsl(268, 67%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 65.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 55.10, -62.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 83.61, 311.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% 0.1081 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.209 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.5229, 16.0340, 68.7016)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4CDB #99DB4C

analogous

#4C51DB #8E4CDB #D54CDB

triadic

#8E4CDB #DB8E4C #4CDB8E

tetradic

#8E4CDB #DB4C51 #99DB4C #4CDBD5

square

#8E4CDB #DB4C51 #99DB4C #4CDBD5

split-complementary

#8E4CDB #DBD54C #51DB4C

monochromatic

#521D90 #6F27C3 #8E4CDB #AE7FE5 #CEB2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#8E4CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#8E4CDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4CDB

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4CDB	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)

#006FDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.209 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b482e7',
    500: '#8e4cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4cdb;
$custom-light: #b482e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.692,
    "s": 66.512,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56731,
    "c": 0.209,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4CDB

secondary

#C4DEA5

accent

#E93E9A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4CDB

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