#8E4ECC#8E4ECC
#8E4ECC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.190 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4ECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 78, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 61.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.39, 50.47, -55.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.39, 74.88, 312.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.96% 0.107 -0.1566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.96% 0.19 304.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7764, 15.5593, 58.8130) |
| Luminance | 0.1556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.61
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.19
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.65
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.73
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.06
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4ECC #8CCC4E
analogous
#4F4ECC #8E4ECC #CC4ECB
triadic
#8E4ECC #CC8E4E #4ECC8E
tetradic
#8E4ECC #CC4F4E #8CCC4E #4ECBCC
square
#8E4ECC #CC4F4E #8CCC4E #4ECBCC
split-complementary
#8E4ECC #CBCC4E #4ECC4F
monochromatic
#50247C #6F31AB #8E4ECC #AC7EDA #CBADE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#8E4ECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#8E4ECC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4ECC
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4ECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4ECC | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E6EC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#836886
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4ecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.190 304.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b383dc',
500: '#8e4ecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4ecc; $custom-light: #b383dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4ecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 78,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.476,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5596,
"c": 0.18964,
"h": 304.3
},
"luminance": 0.15559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4ECC
secondary
#BAD5A1
accent
#DF4993
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6EFFB
border
#D0CAD4
text
#110B15
muted
#807C83