#8E38C9#8E38C9

#8E38C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.215 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38C9
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 60.11, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 84.88, 315.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.1312 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.215 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1099, 12.7965, 56.4995)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38C9 #73C938

analogous

#4538C9 #8E38C9 #C938BC

triadic

#8E38C9 #C98E38 #38C98E

tetradic

#8E38C9 #C94538 #73C938 #38BCC9

square

#8E38C9 #C94538 #73C938 #38BCC9

split-complementary

#8E38C9 #BCC938 #38C945

monochromatic

#4A1D6A #6C2A9A #8E38C9 #A968D6 #C598E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8E38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E38C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38C9

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38C9	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0165C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.215 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476da',
    500: '#8e38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38c9;
$custom-light: #b476da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.586,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53071,
    "c": 0.21479,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38C9

secondary

#A8CF8E

accent

#E14786

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38C9

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

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