#8E34BB#8E34BB

#8E34BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.206 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34BB
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 58.74, -54.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 79.99, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1372 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.206 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3513, 11.7952, 48.1560)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34BB #61BB34

analogous

#4B34BB #8E34BB #BB34A5

triadic

#8E34BB #BB8E34 #34BB8E

tetradic

#8E34BB #BB4B34 #61BB34 #34A5BB

square

#8E34BB #BB4B34 #61BB34 #34A5BB

split-complementary

#8E34BB #A5BB34 #34BB4B

monochromatic

#45195B #6A278B #8E34BB #AA5BD1 #C38BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8E34BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8E34BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34BB

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34BB	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2262B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.206 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374d0',
    500: '#8e34bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34bb;
$custom-light: #b374d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51648,
    "c": 0.20587,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34BB

secondary

#9AC982

accent

#E0487B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34BB

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

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