#8E4EDA#8E4EDA

#8E4EDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.205 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EDA
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 218)
HSL	hsl(267, 65%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 64%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 64.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 53.86, -61.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 82.00, 311.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.106 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.205 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.5316, 16.2614, 68.0570)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EDA #9ADA4E

analogous

#4E54DA #8E4EDA #D44EDA

triadic

#8E4EDA #DA8E4E #4EDA8E

tetradic

#8E4EDA #DA4E54 #9ADA4E #4EDAD4

square

#8E4EDA #DA4E54 #9ADA4E #4EDAD4

split-complementary

#8E4EDA #DAD44E #54DA4E

monochromatic

#521E90 #6F29C2 #8E4EDA #AE81E5 #CFB3EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8E4EDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8E4EDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EDA

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EDA	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106FD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4eda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.205 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b483e6',
    500: '#8e4eda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4eda;
$custom-light: #b483e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4eda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.429,
    "s": 65.421,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56923,
    "c": 0.20528,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EDA

secondary

#C4DEA6

accent

#E83F9B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EDA

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

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