#8E39BC#8E39BC

#8E39BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.201 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39BC
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 69.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 56.85, -53.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 78.11, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.1319 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.201 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6938, 12.3084, 48.8002)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39BC #67BC39

analogous

#4C39BC #8E39BC #BC39A8

triadic

#8E39BC #BC8E39 #39BC8E

tetradic

#8E39BC #BC4C39 #67BC39 #39A8BC

square

#8E39BC #BC4C39 #67BC39 #39A8BC

split-complementary

#8E39BC #A8BC39 #39BC4C

monochromatic

#471D5E #6B2B8D #8E39BC #A963D0 #C392DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E39BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E39BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39BC

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39BC	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2764B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.201 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d1',
    500: '#8e39bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39bc;
$custom-light: #b376d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.931,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52249,
    "c": 0.20082,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39BC

secondary

#9FC988

accent

#DD4B7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39BC

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

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