#8E34C2#8E34C2

#8E34C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.213 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34C2
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 60.23, -57.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 83.34, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1362 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.213 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1190, 12.1023, 52.1992)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34C2 #68C234

analogous

#4734C2 #8E34C2 #C234AF

triadic

#8E34C2 #C28E34 #34C28E

tetradic

#8E34C2 #C24734 #68C234 #34AFC2

square

#8E34C2 #C24734 #68C234 #34AFC2

split-complementary

#8E34C2 #AFC234 #34C247

monochromatic

#471A61 #6B2792 #8E34C2 #A95FD4 #C38FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8E34C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8E34C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34C2

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34C2	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1263BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.213 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474d5',
    500: '#8e34c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34c2;
$custom-light: #b474d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.028,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5215,
    "c": 0.21255,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34C2

secondary

#A0CC86

accent

#E1477F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34C2

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

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