#8E2CC3#8E2CC3

#8E2CC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.222 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CC3
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 63.45, -59.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 87.17, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1431 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.222 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9044, 11.4928, 52.6836)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CC3 #61C32C

analogous

#422CC3 #8E2CC3 #C32CAD

triadic

#8E2CC3 #C38E2C #2CC38E

tetradic

#8E2CC3 #C3422C #61C32C #2CADC3

square

#8E2CC3 #C3422C #61C32C #2CADC3

split-complementary

#8E2CC3 #ADC32C #2CC342

monochromatic

#45155F #6A2191 #8E2CC3 #AA54D8 #C386E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8E2CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E2CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CC3

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CC3	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.222 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d6',
    500: '#8e2cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cc3;
$custom-light: #b470d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.94,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51482,
    "c": 0.22187,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CC3

secondary

#9ACD7E

accent

#E6427B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CC3

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