#8E4DAF#8E4DAF

#8E4DAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.159 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4DAF
RGB	rgb(142, 77, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 56%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 44.29, -41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 60.72, 316.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.1081 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.159 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5457, 14.1542, 42.1462)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4DAF #6EAF4D

analogous

#5D4DAF #8E4DAF #AF4D9F

triadic

#8E4DAF #AF8E4D #4DAF8E

tetradic

#8E4DAF #AF5D4D #6EAF4D #4D9FAF

square

#8E4DAF #AF5D4D #6EAF4D #4D9FAF

split-complementary

#8E4DAF #9FAF4D #4DAF5D

monochromatic

#49285A #6C3A85 #8E4DAF #A976C3 #C4A1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8E4DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8E4DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4DAF

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4DAF	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3266B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.159 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c7',
    500: '#8e4daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4daf;
$custom-light: #b182c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.796,
    "s": 38.889,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53985,
    "c": 0.15871,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4DAF

secondary

#A5C395

accent

#CF5981

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4DAF

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

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