#8E4DB2#8E4DB2

#8E4DB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.162 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4DB2
RGB	rgb(142, 77, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 57%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 56.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 44.96, -43.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 62.23, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1082 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.162 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8437, 14.2734, 43.7152)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4DB2 #71B24D

analogous

#5C4DB2 #8E4DB2 #B24DA3

triadic

#8E4DB2 #B28E4D #4DB28E

tetradic

#8E4DB2 #B25C4D #71B24D #4DA3B2

square

#8E4DB2 #B25C4D #71B24D #4DA3B2

split-complementary

#8E4DB2 #A3B24D #4DB25C

monochromatic

#4A285D #6C3B87 #8E4DB2 #A978C4 #C4A2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8E4DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8E4DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4DB2

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4DB2	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.162 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b282c9',
    500: '#8e4db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4db2;
$custom-light: #b282c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.614,
    "s": 39.608,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54164,
    "c": 0.16204,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4DB2

secondary

#A7C497

accent

#CF5883

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4DB2

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

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