#8E21CA#8E21CA

#8E21CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.237 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E21CA
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 72%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 84%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 83.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 68.33, -64.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 94.24, 316.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1494 -0.1845)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.237 309)
XYZ	xyz(22.3577, 11.1032, 56.8310)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E21CA #5DCA21

analogous

#3921CA #8E21CA #CA21B1

triadic

#8E21CA #CA8E21 #21CA8E

tetradic

#8E21CA #CA3921 #5DCA21 #21B1CA

square

#8E21CA #CA3921 #5DCA21 #21B1CA

split-complementary

#8E21CA #B1CA21 #21CA39

monochromatic

#441061 #691895 #8E21CA #AA47E1 #C37CEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8E21CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8E21CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E21CA

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E21CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E21CA	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e21ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.237 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56cdb',
    500: '#8e21ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e21ca;
$custom-light: #b56cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e21ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.698,
    "s": 71.915,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.512,
    "c": 0.23743,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.11103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E21CA

secondary

#96D275

accent

#EF397A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E21CA

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

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