#8E4DDE#8E4DDE

#8E4DDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.211 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4DDE
RGB	rgb(142, 77, 222)
HSL	hsl(267, 69%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 65.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 55.34, -63.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 84.58, 310.86°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.1067 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.211 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.9908, 16.3323, 70.8235)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4DDE #9DDE4D

analogous

#4D54DE #8E4DDE #D74DDE

triadic

#8E4DDE #DE8E4D #4DDE8E

tetradic

#8E4DDE #DE4D54 #9DDE4D #4DDED7

square

#8E4DDE #DE4D54 #9DDE4D #4DDED7

split-complementary

#8E4DDE #DED74D #54DE4D

monochromatic

#521C95 #6E25C9 #8E4DDE #AF81E8 #D0B4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8E4DDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8E4DDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4DDE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4DDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4DDE	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4dde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.211 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b583e9',
    500: '#8e4dde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4dde;
$custom-light: #b583e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4dde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 68.72,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57076,
    "c": 0.21102,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4DDE

secondary

#C6E0A7

accent

#EC3C9D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4DDE

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

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