#8E34C8#8E34C8

#8E34C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.218 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34C8
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 200)
HSL	hsl(276, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 74%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 61.52, -60.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 86.21, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1351 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.218 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.8065, 12.3773, 55.8200)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34C8 #6EC834

analogous

#4434C8 #8E34C8 #C834B8

triadic

#8E34C8 #C88E34 #34C88E

tetradic

#8E34C8 #C84434 #6EC834 #34B8C8

square

#8E34C8 #C84434 #6EC834 #34B8C8

split-complementary

#8E34C8 #B8C834 #34C844

monochromatic

#491B67 #6C2797 #8E34C8 #A963D6 #C493E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8E34C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E34C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34C8

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34C8	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85577C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.218 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474da',
    500: '#8e34c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34c8;
$custom-light: #b474da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.486,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52591,
    "c": 0.21828,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34C8

secondary

#A5CE8A

accent

#E24683

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34C8

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

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