#8E2DC2#8E2DC2

#8E2DC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.220 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2DC2
RGB	rgb(142, 45, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 62.89, -59.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 86.31, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1425 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.22 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8294, 11.5231, 52.1027)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2DC2 #61C22D

analogous

#432DC2 #8E2DC2 #C22DAC

triadic

#8E2DC2 #C28E2D #2DC28E

tetradic

#8E2DC2 #C2432D #61C22D #2DACC2

square

#8E2DC2 #C2432D #61C22D #2DACC2

split-complementary

#8E2DC2 #ACC22D #2DC243

monochromatic

#45165F #6A2190 #8E2DC2 #AA55D7 #C386E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8E2DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E2DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2DC2

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2DC2	1.00	6.35	3.30	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.220 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471d5',
    500: '#8e2dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2dc2;
$custom-light: #b471d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.06,
    "s": 62.343,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51494,
    "c": 0.21997,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2DC2

secondary

#9ACD7E

accent

#E5427B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2DC2

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

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