#8E38BE#8E38BE

#8E38BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.204 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38BE
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 57.71, -54.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 79.56, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1328 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.204 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8620, 12.2973, 49.9272)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38BE #68BE38

analogous

#4B38BE #8E38BE #BE38AB

triadic

#8E38BE #BE8E38 #38BE8E

tetradic

#8E38BE #BE4B38 #68BE38 #38ABBE

square

#8E38BE #BE4B38 #68BE38 #38ABBE

split-complementary

#8E38BE #ABBE38 #38BE4B

monochromatic

#471C5F #6B2A8F #8E38BE #A962D1 #C392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38BE

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38BE	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2264BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.204 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d2',
    500: '#8e38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38be;
$custom-light: #b376d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5228,
    "c": 0.20402,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38BE

secondary

#A0CA88

accent

#DE4A7F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38BE

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

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