#8E38BC#8E38BC

#8E38BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.202 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38BC
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 57.28, -53.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 78.60, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.133 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.202 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6449, 12.2105, 48.7838)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38BC #66BC38

analogous

#4C38BC #8E38BC #BC38A8

triadic

#8E38BC #BC8E38 #38BC8E

tetradic

#8E38BC #BC4C38 #66BC38 #38A8BC

square

#8E38BC #BC4C38 #66BC38 #38A8BC

split-complementary

#8E38BC #A8BC38 #38BC4C

monochromatic

#471C5E #6A2A8D #8E38BC #A961D0 #C390DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8E38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38BC

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38BC	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.202 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d1',
    500: '#8e38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38bc;
$custom-light: #b376d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5214,
    "c": 0.20206,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38BC

secondary

#9EC987

accent

#DD4A7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38BC

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

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