#8E4ECB#8E4ECB

#8E4ECB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.189 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ECB
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 61.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 50.24, -54.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 74.37, 312.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.107 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.189 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.6568, 15.5115, 58.1834)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ECB #8BCB4E

analogous

#504ECB #8E4ECB #CB4EC9

triadic

#8E4ECB #CB8E4E #4ECB8E

tetradic

#8E4ECB #CB504E #8BCB4E #4EC9CB

square

#8E4ECB #CB504E #8BCB4E #4EC9CB

split-complementary

#8E4ECB #C9CB4E #4ECB50

monochromatic

#50247B #6F32AA #8E4ECB #AC7DD9 #CAADE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8E4ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8E4ECB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ECB

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ECB	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.189 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b383db',
    500: '#8e4ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ecb;
$custom-light: #b383db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.72,
    "s": 54.585,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55893,
    "c": 0.18852,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ECB

secondary

#BAD5A0

accent

#DE4A92

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ECB

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

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