#8F49CD#8F49CD

#8F49CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.198 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F49CD
RGB	rgb(143, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 53.45, -57.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 78.19, 313.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.114 -0.1617)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.198 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7273, 15.0127, 59.3408)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F49CD #87CD49

analogous

#4D49CD #8F49CD #CD49C9

triadic

#8F49CD #CD8F49 #49CD8F

tetradic

#8F49CD #CD4D49 #87CD49 #49C9CD

square

#8F49CD #CD4D49 #87CD49 #49C9CD

split-complementary

#8F49CD #C9CD49 #49CD4D

monochromatic

#50227A #702FAA #8F49CD #AD79DA #CAA9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8F49CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8F49CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F49CD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F49CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F49CD	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f49cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.198 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b480dd',
    500: '#8f49cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f49cd;
$custom-light: #b480dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f49cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.818,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55472,
    "c": 0.19788,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F49CD

secondary

#B7D59D

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F49CD

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

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