#8E39BA#8E39BA

#8E39BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.199 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39BA
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 56.42, -52.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 77.14, 317.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1322 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.199 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4797, 12.2228, 47.6726)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39BA #65BA39

analogous

#4E39BA #8E39BA #BA39A5

triadic

#8E39BA #BA8E39 #39BA8E

tetradic

#8E39BA #BA4E39 #65BA39 #39A5BA

square

#8E39BA #BA4E39 #65BA39 #39A5BA

split-complementary

#8E39BA #A5BA39 #39BA4E

monochromatic

#461C5C #6A2B8B #8E39BA #A961CF #C390DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8E39BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E39BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39BA

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39BA	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2964B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.199 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376cf',
    500: '#8e39ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39ba;
$custom-light: #b376cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.535,
    "s": 53.086,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52111,
    "c": 0.19886,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39BA

secondary

#9DC887

accent

#DC4B7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39BA

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

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