#8E34BC#8E34BC

#8E34BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.207 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34BC
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 72.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 58.95, -54.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 80.47, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1371 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.207 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4587, 11.8382, 48.7218)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34BC #62BC34

analogous

#4A34BC #8E34BC #BC34A6

triadic

#8E34BC #BC8E34 #34BC8E

tetradic

#8E34BC #BC4A34 #62BC34 #34A6BC

square

#8E34BC #BC4A34 #62BC34 #34A6BC

split-complementary

#8E34BC #A6BC34 #34BC4A

monochromatic

#46195C #6A278C #8E34BC #AA5BD2 #C38BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8E34BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8E34BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34BC

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34BC	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2062B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.207 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374d1',
    500: '#8e34bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34bc;
$custom-light: #b374d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.706,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51719,
    "c": 0.20683,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34BC

secondary

#9AC983

accent

#E0487B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34BC

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

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