#8E38CE#8E38CE

#8E38CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.220 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38CE
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 61.22, -62.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 87.30, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.1303 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.22 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7077, 13.0356, 59.6477)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38CE #78CE38

analogous

#4338CE #8E38CE #CE38C3

triadic

#8E38CE #CE8E38 #38CE8E

tetradic

#8E38CE #CE4338 #78CE38 #38C3CE

square

#8E38CE #CE4338 #78CE38 #38C3CE

split-complementary

#8E38CE #C3CE38 #38CE43

monochromatic

#4C1C70 #6D28A1 #8E38CE #AA69DA #C69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8E38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8E38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38CE

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38CE	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.220 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476de',
    500: '#8e38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38ce;
$custom-light: #b476de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.4,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53441,
    "c": 0.21969,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38CE

secondary

#ACD290

accent

#E44488

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38CE

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

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