#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
RGBrgb(142, 56, 203)
HSLhsl(275, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(275, 72%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(42.60, 60.55, -60.86)
CIE-LCHlch(42.60, 85.85, 314.86°)
OKLaboklab(53.22% 0.1308 -0.1728)
OKLCHoklch(53.22% 0.217 307.1)
XYZxyz(23.3467, 12.8912, 57.7467)
Luminance0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##8E38CB1.005.873.585.87
#FFFFFF5.871.0021.001.00
#0000003.5821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.871.0021.001.00

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

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#8E38CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva