#8E2BDD#8E2BDD

#8E2BDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.246 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BDD
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 221)
HSL	hsl(273, 72%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 81%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 69.33, -71.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 99.73, 314.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.1374 -0.2046)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.246 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.0673, 12.6990, 69.5231)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BDD #7ADD2B

analogous

#352BDD #8E2BDD #DD2BD3

triadic

#8E2BDD #DD8E2B #2BDD8E

tetradic

#8E2BDD #DD352B #7ADD2B #2BD3DD

square

#8E2BDD #DD352B #7ADD2B #2BD3DD

split-complementary

#8E2BDD #D3DD2B #2BDD35

monochromatic

#4D147A #6E1CAF #8E2BDD #AA60E5 #C694EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8E2BDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8E2BDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BDD

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BDD	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.246 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b671e9',
    500: '#8e2bdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bdd;
$custom-light: #b671e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.371,
    "s": 72.358,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53444,
    "c": 0.24642,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BDD

secondary

#AED98B

accent

#EF398A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BDD

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

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