#8E34C3#8E34C3

#8E34C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.213 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34C3
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 195)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 60.44, -58.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 83.82, 316.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.136 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.214 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2317, 12.1473, 52.7927)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34C3 #69C334

analogous

#4634C3 #8E34C3 #C334B0

triadic

#8E34C3 #C38E34 #34C38E

tetradic

#8E34C3 #C34634 #69C334 #34B0C3

square

#8E34C3 #C34634 #69C334 #34B0C3

split-complementary

#8E34C3 #B0C334 #34C346

monochromatic

#481A62 #6B2793 #8E34C3 #A960D5 #C390E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8E34C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8E34C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34C3

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34C3	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E63C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.213 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474d6',
    500: '#8e34c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34c3;
$custom-light: #b474d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.762,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52223,
    "c": 0.2135,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34C3

secondary

#A0CC87

accent

#E14780

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34C3

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

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