#8E34CA#8E34CA

#8E34CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.220 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34CA
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 202)
HSL	hsl(276, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 74%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 61.96, -61.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 87.17, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.1348 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.22 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0417, 12.4714, 57.0590)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34CA #70CA34

analogous

#4334CA #8E34CA #CA34BB

triadic

#8E34CA #CA8E34 #34CA8E

tetradic

#8E34CA #CA4334 #70CA34 #34BBCA

square

#8E34CA #CA4334 #70CA34 #34BBCA

split-complementary

#8E34CA #BBCA34 #34CA43

monochromatic

#4A1B69 #6C2799 #8E34CA #A964D7 #C495E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8E34CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E34CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34CA

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34CA	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84587D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.220 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474db',
    500: '#8e34ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34ca;
$custom-light: #b474db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 59.055,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5274,
    "c": 0.22019,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34CA

secondary

#A6CF8B

accent

#E24684

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34CA

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

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