#8E5ADE#8E5ADE

#8E5ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.194 H 298.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5ADE
RGB	rgb(142, 90, 222)
HSL	hsl(264, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 59.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 48.60, -59.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 77.17, 309.04°)
OKLab	oklab(58.88% 0.0921 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(58.88% 0.194 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.9930, 18.3367, 71.1576)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5ADE #AADE5A

analogous

#5A68DE #8E5ADE #D05ADE

triadic

#8E5ADE #DE8E5A #5ADE8E

tetradic

#8E5ADE #DE5A68 #AADE5A #5ADED0

square

#8E5ADE #DE5A68 #AADE5A #5ADED0

split-complementary

#8E5ADE #DED05A #68DE5A

monochromatic

#51209E #6C2AD1 #8E5ADE #B18DE8 #D4C0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#8E5ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#8E5ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E5ADE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E5ADE	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2875DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 90, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.194 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48be9',
    500: '#8e5ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5ade;
$custom-light: #b48be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.636,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58884,
    "c": 0.19354,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5ADE

secondary

#CFE3B1

accent

#CF1786

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5ADE

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

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