#8E4DCE#8E4DCE

#8E4DCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.193 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4DCE
RGB	rgb(142, 77, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 63%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 62.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 51.46, -56.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 76.47, 312.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.108 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.193 304)
XYZ	xyz(24.9473, 15.5148, 60.0609)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4DCE #8DCE4D

analogous

#4E4DCE #8E4DCE #CE4DCD

triadic

#8E4DCE #CE8E4D #4DCE8E

tetradic

#8E4DCE #CE4E4D #8DCE4D #4DCDCE

square

#8E4DCE #CE4E4D #8DCE4D #4DCDCE

split-complementary

#8E4DCE #CDCE4D #4DCE4E

monochromatic

#51237E #6F30AE #8E4DCE #AC7DDB #CBADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8E4DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8E4DCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4DCE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4DCE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.193 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b382de',
    500: '#8e4dce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4dce;
$custom-light: #b382de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.233,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55958,
    "c": 0.19327,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.15515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4DCE

secondary

#BBD6A1

accent

#E04893

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4DCE

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

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