#8E2AC3#8E2AC3

#8E2AC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.224 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AC3
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 64.14, -60.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 87.94, 316.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1447 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.224 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8317, 11.3473, 52.6594)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AC3 #5FC32A

analogous

#422AC3 #8E2AC3 #C32AAC

triadic

#8E2AC3 #C38E2A #2AC38E

tetradic

#8E2AC3 #C3422A #5FC32A #2AACC3

square

#8E2AC3 #C3422A #5FC32A #2AACC3

split-complementary

#8E2AC3 #ACC32A #2AC342

monochromatic

#45145E #691F91 #8E2AC3 #AA51D9 #C383E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8E2AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E2AC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AC3

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AC3	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.224 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d6',
    500: '#8e2ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ac3;
$custom-light: #b470d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.216,
    "s": 64.557,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51314,
    "c": 0.22378,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AC3

secondary

#98CD7B

accent

#E8407A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AC3

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

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