#8E31BD#8E31BD

#8E31BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.211 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E31BD
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 60.35, -55.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 82.28, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1398 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.211 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4372, 11.6221, 49.2483)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E31BD #60BD31

analogous

#4831BD #8E31BD #BD31A6

triadic

#8E31BD #BD8E31 #31BD8E

tetradic

#8E31BD #BD4831 #60BD31 #31A6BD

square

#8E31BD #BD4831 #60BD31 #31A6BD

split-complementary

#8E31BD #A6BD31 #31BD48

monochromatic

#45185C #69248C #8E31BD #AA58D4 #C388E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8E31BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E31BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E31BD

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E31BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E31BD	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1961BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e31bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.211 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472d2',
    500: '#8e31bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e31bd;
$custom-light: #b472d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e31bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51494,
    "c": 0.21116,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E31BD

secondary

#99CA80

accent

#E2467A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E31BD

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

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