#8E34CD#8E34CD

#8E34CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.223 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34CD
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 205)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 62.61, -62.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 88.61, 314.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1342 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.223 307)
XYZ	xyz(23.4004, 12.6148, 58.9479)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34CD #73CD34

analogous

#4134CD #8E34CD #CD34BF

triadic

#8E34CD #CD8E34 #34CD8E

tetradic

#8E34CD #CD4134 #73CD34 #34BFCD

square

#8E34CD #CD4134 #73CD34 #34BFCD

split-complementary

#8E34CD #BFCD34 #34CD41

monochromatic

#4A1B6C #6C279D #8E34CD #A965D9 #C596E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8E34CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8E34CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34CD

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34CD	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.223 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b574dd',
    500: '#8e34cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34cd;
$custom-light: #b574dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52966,
    "c": 0.22306,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34CD

secondary

#A8D18C

accent

#E44486

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34CD

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

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