#8E34C4#8E34C4

#8E34C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.214 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34C4
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 196)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 73.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 60.66, -58.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 84.30, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1358 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.214 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3451, 12.1927, 53.3902)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34C4 #6AC434

analogous

#4634C4 #8E34C4 #C434B2

triadic

#8E34C4 #C48E34 #34C48E

tetradic

#8E34C4 #C44634 #6AC434 #34B2C4

square

#8E34C4 #C44634 #6AC434 #34B2C4

split-complementary

#8E34C4 #B2C434 #34C446

monochromatic

#481A63 #6B2794 #8E34C4 #A960D5 #C391E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E34C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E34C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34C4

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34C4	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A63C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.214 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474d7',
    500: '#8e34c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34c4;
$custom-light: #b474d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52296,
    "c": 0.21445,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34C4

secondary

#A1CC87

accent

#E14781

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34C4

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

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