#8E4EBD#8E4EBD

#8E4EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.173 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EBD
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(275, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 46.94, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 67.22, 314.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1072 -0.1355)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.173 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0632, 14.8740, 49.7902)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EBD #7DBD4E

analogous

#574EBD #8E4EBD #BD4EB4

triadic

#8E4EBD #BD8E4E #4EBD8E

tetradic

#8E4EBD #BD574E #7DBD4E #4EB4BD

square

#8E4EBD #BD574E #7DBD4E #4EB4BD

split-complementary

#8E4EBD #B4BD4E #4EBD57

monochromatic

#4D2769 #6E3896 #8E4EBD #AA7BCE #C7A7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8E4EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8E4EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EBD

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EBD	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2369C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.173 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b282d1',
    500: '#8e4ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ebd;
$custom-light: #b282d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.595,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54985,
    "c": 0.1728,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EBD

secondary

#B0CC9B

accent

#D5528A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EBD

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

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