#8E34D1#8E34D1

#8E34D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.227 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34D1
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 209)
HSL	hsl(274, 63%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 75.1%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 63.49, -64.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 90.52, 314.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.1334 -0.1836)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.227 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.8894, 12.8104, 61.5234)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34D1 #77D134

analogous

#3F34D1 #8E34D1 #D134C5

triadic

#8E34D1 #D18E34 #34D18E

tetradic

#8E34D1 #D13F34 #77D134 #34C5D1

square

#8E34D1 #D13F34 #77D134 #34C5D1

split-complementary

#8E34D1 #C5D134 #34D13F

monochromatic

#4C1A71 #6D25A3 #8E34D1 #AA66DC #C698E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8E34D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E34D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34D1

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34D1	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.227 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b575e0',
    500: '#8e34d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34d1;
$custom-light: #b575e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.395,
    "s": 63.052,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5327,
    "c": 0.22689,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.1281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34D1

secondary

#ABD38E

accent

#E64288

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34D1

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

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