#8E34C7#8E34C7

#8E34C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.217 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34C7
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 199)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 61.31, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 85.73, 315.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.1353 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.217 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6900, 12.3307, 55.2065)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34C7 #6DC734

analogous

#4534C7 #8E34C7 #C734B7

triadic

#8E34C7 #C78E34 #34C78E

tetradic

#8E34C7 #C74534 #6DC734 #34B7C7

square

#8E34C7 #C74534 #6DC734 #34B7C7

split-complementary

#8E34C7 #B7C734 #34C745

monochromatic

#491B66 #6B2796 #8E34C7 #A962D6 #C493E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8E34C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E34C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34C7

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34C7	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.217 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474d9',
    500: '#8e34c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34c7;
$custom-light: #b474d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.735,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52517,
    "c": 0.21732,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34C7

secondary

#A4CE89

accent

#E24682

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34C7

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

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