#8F78E5#8F78E5
#8F78E5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.159 H 291.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F78E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 120, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 68%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 48%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 47.6%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 33.82, -52.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 62.44, 302.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.3% 0.0568 -0.1483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.159 291) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1832, 24.9289, 77.2296) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.17
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.72
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.96
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.24
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F78E5 #CEE578
analogous
#7897E5 #8F78E5 #C678E5
triadic
#8F78E5 #E58F78 #78E58F
tetradic
#8F78E5 #E57897 #CEE578 #78E5C6
square
#8F78E5 #E57897 #CEE578 #78E5C6
split-complementary
#8F78E5 #E5C678 #97E578
monochromatic
#4525BE #6445DB #8F78E5 #BAABEF #E4DFF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#8F78E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#8F78E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8F78E5
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F78E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F78E5 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F8BE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5287E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#798EA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f78e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 120, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.159 291.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b39fee',
500: '#8f78e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f78e5; $custom-light: #b39fee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f78e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 120,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.661,
"s": 67.702,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64302,
"c": 0.15885,
"h": 291
},
"luminance": 0.2493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F78E5
secondary
#E6EDCC
accent
#D016A8
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E16
muted
#807E84