#8E38C3#8E38C3

#8E38C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.209 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38C3
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 58.80, -57.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 81.98, 315.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1321 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.209 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4178, 12.5197, 52.8548)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38C3 #6DC338

analogous

#4938C3 #8E38C3 #C338B3

triadic

#8E38C3 #C38E38 #38C38E

tetradic

#8E38C3 #C34938 #6DC338 #38B3C3

square

#8E38C3 #C34938 #6DC338 #38B3C3

split-complementary

#8E38C3 #B3C338 #38C349

monochromatic

#491D64 #6B2A93 #8E38C3 #A965D3 #C495E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8E38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8E38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38C3

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38C3	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1864C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.209 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d6',
    500: '#8e38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38c3;
$custom-light: #b476d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.122,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52635,
    "c": 0.2089,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38C3

secondary

#A4CC8B

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38C3

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

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