#8E38CC#8E38CC

#8E38CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.218 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38CC
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 60.78, -61.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 86.33, 314.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1307 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.218 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4662, 12.9390, 58.3763)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38CC #76CC38

analogous

#4438CC #8E38CC #CC38C0

triadic

#8E38CC #CC8E38 #38CC8E

tetradic

#8E38CC #CC4438 #76CC38 #38C0CC

square

#8E38CC #CC4438 #76CC38 #38C0CC

split-complementary

#8E38CC #C0CC38 #38CC44

monochromatic

#4B1C6E #6D299E #8E38CC #AA69D8 #C599E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8E38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8E38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38CC

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38CC	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.218 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dc',
    500: '#8e38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38cc;
$custom-light: #b476dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.865,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53292,
    "c": 0.21773,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38CC

secondary

#ABD18F

accent

#E24587

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38CC

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

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