#8E38CD#8E38CD

#8E38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.219 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38CD
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.74, 61.00, -61.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.74, 86.82, 314.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1305 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.219 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5866, 12.9872, 59.0100)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38CD #77CD38

analogous

#4338CD #8E38CD #CD38C1

triadic

#8E38CD #CD8E38 #38CD8E

tetradic

#8E38CD #CD4338 #77CD38 #38C1CD

square

#8E38CD #CD4338 #77CD38 #38C1CD

split-complementary

#8E38CD #C1CD38 #38CD43

monochromatic

#4C1C6F #6D28A0 #8E38CD #AA69D9 #C69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8E38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8E38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38CD

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38CD	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.219 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dd',
    500: '#8e38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38cd;
$custom-light: #b476dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.631,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53367,
    "c": 0.21871,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38CD

secondary

#ABD18F

accent

#E34588

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38CD

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

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