#8E32EA#8E32EA
#8E32EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.253 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E32EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 50, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 81%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 79%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 78.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.19, 69.81, -76.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.19, 103.20, 312.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.08% 0.1288 -0.2173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.08% 0.253 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1435, 13.9723, 79.0928) |
| Luminance | 0.1397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 1.90
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 3.03
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 3.14
Violet
#8F00FF
ΔE00 3.52
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.52
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E32EA #8EEA32
analogous
#3232EA #8E32EA #EA32EA
triadic
#8E32EA #EA8E32 #32EA8E
tetradic
#8E32EA #EA3232 #8EEA32 #32EAEA
square
#8E32EA #EA3232 #8EEA32 #32EAEA
split-complementary
#8E32EA #EAEA32 #32EA32
monochromatic
#510F93 #6F15CA #8E32EA #AD6AF0 #CBA1F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#8E32EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#8E32EA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E32EA
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E32EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E32EA | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.79 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0067E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#79658F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e32ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.253 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b775f2',
500: '#8e32ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e32ea; $custom-light: #b775f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e32ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 50,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 81.416,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55084,
"c": 0.25256,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.13973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E32EA
secondary
#BCE296
accent
#F83094
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EDFD
border
#D1C8D5
text
#120917
muted
#817B85