#8E78E8#8E78E8
#8E78E8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.163 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E78E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 120, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 71%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 48.3%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.08, 34.38, -54.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.08, 64.05, 302.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.39% 0.0559 -0.1529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.39% 0.163 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4333, 25.0090, 79.4467) |
| Luminance | 0.2501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.55
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.31
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.54
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.71
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.20
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E78E8 #D2E878
analogous
#789AE8 #8E78E8 #C678E8
triadic
#8E78E8 #E88E78 #78E88E
tetradic
#8E78E8 #E8789A #D2E878 #78E8C6
square
#8E78E8 #E8789A #D2E878 #78E8C6
split-complementary
#8E78E8 #E8C678 #9AE878
monochromatic
#4121C4 #6244DF #8E78E8 #BAACF1 #E6E1FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#8E78E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#8E78E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E78E8
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E78E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E78E8 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D8BEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E86E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#768FA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e78e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 120, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.163 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b39ff0',
500: '#8e78e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e78e8; $custom-light: #b39ff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e78e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 120,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.786,
"s": 70.886,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64393,
"c": 0.16283,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.2501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E78E8
secondary
#E8EECD
accent
#D313AD
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E16
muted
#807E84