#8E4EAF#8E4EAF

#8E4EAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.157 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EAF
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 43.76, -41.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 60.11, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.1067 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.157 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6162, 14.2952, 42.1697)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EAF #6FAF4E

analogous

#5E4EAF #8E4EAF #AF4E9F

triadic

#8E4EAF #AF8E4E #4EAF8E

tetradic

#8E4EAF #AF5E4E #6FAF4E #4E9FAF

square

#8E4EAF #AF5E4E #6FAF4E #4E9FAF

split-complementary

#8E4EAF #9FAF4E #4EAF5E

monochromatic

#49285A #6C3B85 #8E4EAF #A978C3 #C4A2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8E4EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8E4EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EAF

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EAF	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.157 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c7',
    500: '#8e4eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4eaf;
$custom-light: #b182c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.588,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54132,
    "c": 0.15711,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EAF

secondary

#A5C396

accent

#CE5A81

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EAF

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