#8E38C0#8E38C0

#8E38C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.206 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38C0
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 58.14, -55.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 80.53, 316.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1325 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.206 310)
XYZ	xyz(22.0821, 12.3854, 51.0863)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38C0 #6AC038

analogous

#4A38C0 #8E38C0 #C038AE

triadic

#8E38C0 #C08E38 #38C08E

tetradic

#8E38C0 #C04A38 #6AC038 #38AEC0

square

#8E38C0 #C04A38 #6AC038 #38AEC0

split-complementary

#8E38C0 #AEC038 #38C04A

monochromatic

#481C61 #6B2A91 #8E38C0 #A964D2 #C393DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8E38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38C0

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38C0	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E64BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.206 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d4',
    500: '#8e38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38c0;
$custom-light: #b376d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.941,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52421,
    "c": 0.20597,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.12385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38C0

secondary

#A1CB89

accent

#DE4A80

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38C0

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

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