#8E38D1#8E38D1

#8E38D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.223 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38D1
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 61.89, -63.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 88.75, 314.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.1298 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.223 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0756, 13.1828, 61.5854)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38D1 #7BD138

analogous

#4138D1 #8E38D1 #D138C8

triadic

#8E38D1 #D18E38 #38D18E

tetradic

#8E38D1 #D14138 #7BD138 #38C8D1

square

#8E38D1 #D14138 #7BD138 #38C8D1

split-complementary

#8E38D1 #C8D138 #38D141

monochromatic

#4D1B74 #6E26A6 #8E38D1 #AA6ADC #C69BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8E38D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8E38D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38D1

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38D1	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.223 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b577e0',
    500: '#8e38d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38d1;
$custom-light: #b577e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.725,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53666,
    "c": 0.22263,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38D1

secondary

#AED491

accent

#E6428A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38D1

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

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