#8E38CB#8E38CB

#8E38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.217 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38CB
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 60.55, -60.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 85.85, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% 0.1308 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.217 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3467, 12.8912, 57.7467)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38CB #75CB38

analogous

#4438CB #8E38CB #CB38BE

triadic

#8E38CB #CB8E38 #38CB8E

tetradic

#8E38CB #CB4438 #75CB38 #38BECB

square

#8E38CB #CB4438 #75CB38 #38BECB

split-complementary

#8E38CB #BECB38 #38CB44

monochromatic

#4B1C6C #6D299D #8E38CB #AA69D8 #C599E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8E38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8E38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38CB

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38CB	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.217 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dc',
    500: '#8e38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38cb;
$custom-light: #b476dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.102,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53218,
    "c": 0.21675,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38CB

secondary

#AAD08F

accent

#E24687

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38CB

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

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