#8E34C6#8E34C6

#8E34C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.216 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34C6
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 198)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 61.09, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 85.26, 315.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1355 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.216 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.5743, 12.2844, 54.5970)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34C6 #6CC634

analogous

#4534C6 #8E34C6 #C634B5

triadic

#8E34C6 #C68E34 #34C68E

tetradic

#8E34C6 #C64534 #6CC634 #34B5C6

square

#8E34C6 #C64534 #6CC634 #34B5C6

split-complementary

#8E34C6 #B5C634 #34C645

monochromatic

#481B65 #6B2796 #8E34C6 #A962D6 #C492E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E34C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E34C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34C6

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34C6	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0163C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85567B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.216 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474d8',
    500: '#8e34c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34c6;
$custom-light: #b474d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.986,
    "s": 58.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52443,
    "c": 0.21637,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34C6

secondary

#A3CD89

accent

#E24682

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34C6

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

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