#8E32BE#8E32BE

#8E32BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.211 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E32BE
RGB	rgb(142, 50, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 60.17, -56.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 82.32, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.1387 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.211 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5884, 11.7502, 49.8360)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E32BE #62BE32

analogous

#4832BE #8E32BE #BE32A8

triadic

#8E32BE #BE8E32 #32BE8E

tetradic

#8E32BE #BE4832 #62BE32 #32A8BE

square

#8E32BE #BE4832 #62BE32 #32A8BE

split-complementary

#8E32BE #A8BE32 #32BE48

monochromatic

#46195D #6A258E #8E32BE #AA5AD3 #C38AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8E32BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8E32BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E32BE

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E32BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E32BE	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1962BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e32be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.211 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b473d2',
    500: '#8e32be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e32be;
$custom-light: #b473d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e32be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.429,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51663,
    "c": 0.21099,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E32BE

secondary

#9ACA82

accent

#E2467B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E32BE

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

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