#8E32C4#8E32C4

#8E32C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.217 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E32C4
RGB	rgb(142, 50, 196)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 74.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, 61.45, -58.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 85.18, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1377 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.217 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2577, 12.0179, 53.3610)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E32C4 #68C432

analogous

#4532C4 #8E32C4 #C432B1

triadic

#8E32C4 #C48E32 #32C48E

tetradic

#8E32C4 #C44532 #68C432 #32B1C4

square

#8E32C4 #C44532 #68C432 #32B1C4

split-complementary

#8E32C4 #B1C432 #32C445

monochromatic

#471962 #6B2693 #8E32C4 #A95DD6 #C38EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8E32C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8E32C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E32C4

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E32C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E32C4	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0362C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e32c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.217 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b473d7',
    500: '#8e32c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e32c4;
$custom-light: #b473d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e32c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.808,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52101,
    "c": 0.21664,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E32C4

secondary

#A0CD85

accent

#E3457F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E32C4

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

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