#8E38CF#8E38CF

#8E38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.221 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38CF
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 61.44, -62.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 87.79, 314.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1301 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.221 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8295, 13.0843, 60.2895)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38CF #79CF38

analogous

#4338CF #8E38CF #CF38C5

triadic

#8E38CF #CF8E38 #38CF8E

tetradic

#8E38CF #CF4338 #79CF38 #38C5CF

square

#8E38CF #CF4338 #79CF38 #38C5CF

split-complementary

#8E38CF #C5CF38 #38CF43

monochromatic

#4C1B71 #6D27A3 #8E38CF #AA69DB #C69BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8E38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8E38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38CF

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38CF	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.221 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477df',
    500: '#8e38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38cf;
$custom-light: #b477df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.172,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53516,
    "c": 0.22067,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38CF

secondary

#ADD390

accent

#E44489

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38CF

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

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