#8E4EBE#8E4EBE

#8E4EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.174 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EBE
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 47.18, -48.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 67.73, 314.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1072 -0.1369)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.174 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1721, 14.9176, 50.3639)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EBE #7EBE4E

analogous

#564EBE #8E4EBE #BE4EB6

triadic

#8E4EBE #BE8E4E #4EBE8E

tetradic

#8E4EBE #BE564E #7EBE4E #4EB6BE

square

#8E4EBE #BE564E #7EBE4E #4EB6BE

split-complementary

#8E4EBE #B6BE4E #4EBE56

monochromatic

#4E276A #6E3897 #8E4EBE #AB7BCE #C7A8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8E4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8E4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EBE

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EBE	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87637F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.174 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b283d2',
    500: '#8e4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ebe;
$custom-light: #b283d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55048,
    "c": 0.17392,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EBE

secondary

#B0CC9C

accent

#D6528A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EBE

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

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