#8E31BE#8E31BE

#8E31BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.212 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E31BE
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 74.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 60.56, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 82.75, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1396 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.212 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5461, 11.6657, 49.8219)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E31BE #61BE31

analogous

#4731BE #8E31BE #BE31A8

triadic

#8E31BE #BE8E31 #31BE8E

tetradic

#8E31BE #BE4731 #61BE31 #31A8BE

square

#8E31BE #BE4731 #61BE31 #31A8BE

split-complementary

#8E31BE #A8BE31 #31BE47

monochromatic

#45185D #6A248D #8E31BE #AA58D4 #C389E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8E31BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8E31BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E31BE

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E31BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E31BE	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1761BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e31be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.212 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472d2',
    500: '#8e31be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e31be;
$custom-light: #b472d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e31be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51567,
    "c": 0.21209,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E31BE

secondary

#9ACA80

accent

#E2467B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E31BE

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

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