#8E2BC6#8E2BC6

#8E2BC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.226 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BC6
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 198)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 78.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 64.43, -61.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 88.97, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1433 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.226 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2102, 11.5562, 54.4757)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BC6 #63C62B

analogous

#412BC6 #8E2BC6 #C62BB0

triadic

#8E2BC6 #C68E2B #2BC68E

tetradic

#8E2BC6 #C6412B #63C62B #2BB0C6

square

#8E2BC6 #C6412B #63C62B #2BB0C6

split-complementary

#8E2BC6 #B0C62B #2BC641

monochromatic

#461561 #6A2094 #8E2BC6 #AA54DA #C387E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8E2BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E2BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BC6

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BC6	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.226 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d8',
    500: '#8e2bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bc6;
$custom-light: #b470d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.323,
    "s": 64.315,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51625,
    "c": 0.22555,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BC6

secondary

#9BCE7F

accent

#E7407D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BC6

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

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