#8E4ECA#8E4ECA

#8E4ECA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.187 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ECA
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 202)
HSL	hsl(271, 54%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 61%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 61.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 50.00, -54.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 73.86, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.107 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.187 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5380, 15.4640, 57.5578)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ECA #8ACA4E

analogous

#504ECA #8E4ECA #CA4EC8

triadic

#8E4ECA #CA8E4E #4ECA8E

tetradic

#8E4ECA #CA504E #8ACA4E #4EC8CA

square

#8E4ECA #CA504E #8ACA4E #4EC8CA

split-complementary

#8E4ECA #C8CA4E #4ECA50

monochromatic

#502479 #6F32A8 #8E4ECA #AC7DD8 #CAACE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8E4ECA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8E4ECA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ECA

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ECA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ECA	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#016CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4eca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.187 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b383db',
    500: '#8e4eca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4eca;
$custom-light: #b383db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4eca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.968,
    "s": 53.913,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55826,
    "c": 0.1874,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ECA

secondary

#B9D4A0

accent

#DD4B92

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ECA

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

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