#8E4CDF#8E4CDF
#8E4CDF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.213 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4CDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 76, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.3%, 65.9%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.30, 56.08, -64.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.30, 85.63, 310.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.02% 0.1077 -0.1842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.02% 0.213 300.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0558, 16.2472, 71.5083) |
| Luminance | 0.1625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.76
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.85
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.92
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.99
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.25
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4CDF #9DDF4C
analogous
#4C53DF #8E4CDF #D74CDF
triadic
#8E4CDF #DF8E4C #4CDF8E
tetradic
#8E4CDF #DF4C53 #9DDF4C #4CDFD7
square
#8E4CDF #DF4C53 #9DDF4C #4CDFD7
split-complementary
#8E4CDF #DFD74C #53DF4C
monochromatic
#521B96 #6E24CA #8E4CDF #AF80E8 #D0B4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.94
#8E4CDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.25
#8E4CDF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4CDF
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4CDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4CDF | 1.00 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0070E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6E8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4cdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.213 300.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b582ea',
500: '#8e4cdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4cdf; $custom-light: #b582ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4cdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 76,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.939,
"s": 69.668,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57019,
"c": 0.21339,
"h": 300.3
},
"luminance": 0.16247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4CDF
secondary
#C6E0A6
accent
#EC3B9D
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84