#8E4ECD#8E4ECD

#8E4ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.191 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4ECD
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 50.71, -55.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 75.39, 312.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1069 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.191 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8967, 15.6074, 59.4467)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4ECD #8DCD4E

analogous

#4E4ECD #8E4ECD #CD4ECD

triadic

#8E4ECD #CD8E4E #4ECD8E

tetradic

#8E4ECD #CD4E4E #8DCD4E #4ECDCD

square

#8E4ECD #CD4E4E #8DCD4E #4ECDCD

split-complementary

#8E4ECD #CDCD4E #4ECD4E

monochromatic

#51237D #6F31AD #8E4ECD #AC7EDA #CBADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8E4ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8E4ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4ECD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4ECD	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.191 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b383dd',
    500: '#8e4ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ecd;
$custom-light: #b383dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.236,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56027,
    "c": 0.19077,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4ECD

secondary

#BBD6A1

accent

#DF4993

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4ECD

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

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