#8E6EDD#8E6EDD
#8E6EDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.163 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E6EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 110, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.16, 37.19, -52.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.16, 64.38, 305.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.01% 0.0675 -0.1485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.01% 0.163 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7790, 22.1225, 71.0937) |
| Luminance | 0.2212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 1.29
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.86
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.67
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.67
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.86
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E6EDD #BDDD6E
analogous
#6E86DD #8E6EDD #C56EDD
triadic
#8E6EDD #DD8E6E #6EDD8E
tetradic
#8E6EDD #DD6E86 #BDDD6E #6EDDC5
square
#8E6EDD #DD6E86 #BDDD6E #6EDDC5
split-complementary
#8E6EDD #DDC56E #86DD6E
monochromatic
#4D28A9 #673CD1 #8E6EDD #B5A0E9 #DBD1F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#8E6EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#8E6EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E6EDD
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E6EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E6EDD | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4483E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A80DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B849B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e6edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 110, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.163 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b398e8',
500: '#8e6edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e6edd; $custom-light: #b398e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e6edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 110,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.297,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62005,
"c": 0.16318,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.22123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E6EDD
secondary
#DBE6C0
accent
#CA1C98
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E16
muted
#807E84