#8E38C2#8E38C2

#8E38C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.208 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38C2
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 58.58, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 81.50, 315.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1322 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.208 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3052, 12.4746, 52.2613)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38C2 #6CC238

analogous

#4938C2 #8E38C2 #C238B1

triadic

#8E38C2 #C28E38 #38C28E

tetradic

#8E38C2 #C24938 #6CC238 #38B1C2

square

#8E38C2 #C24938 #6CC238 #38B1C2

split-complementary

#8E38C2 #B1C238 #38C249

monochromatic

#481D63 #6B2A93 #8E38C2 #A965D2 #C494E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8E38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38C2

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38C2	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A64BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.208 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d5',
    500: '#8e38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38c2;
$custom-light: #b476d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52564,
    "c": 0.20792,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38C2

secondary

#A3CB8A

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38C2

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

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