#8E4DCD#8E4DCD

#8E4DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.192 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4DCD
RGB	rgb(142, 77, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 62.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 51.23, -56.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 75.96, 312.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1081 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.192 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8262, 15.4664, 59.4232)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4DCD #8CCD4D

analogous

#4E4DCD #8E4DCD #CD4DCC

triadic

#8E4DCD #CD8E4D #4DCD8E

tetradic

#8E4DCD #CD4E4D #8CCD4D #4DCCCD

square

#8E4DCD #CD4E4D #8CCD4D #4DCCCD

split-complementary

#8E4DCD #CCCD4D #4DCD4E

monochromatic

#51237D #6F30AC #8E4DCD #AC7DDA #CBADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8E4DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8E4DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4DCD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4DCD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.192 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382dd',
    500: '#8e4dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4dcd;
$custom-light: #b382dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.469,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5589,
    "c": 0.19216,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4DCD

secondary

#BAD6A0

accent

#DF4893

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4DCD

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

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