#8E39BD#8E39BD

#8E39BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.202 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39BD
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 57.06, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 78.60, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1318 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.202 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8020, 12.3517, 49.3699)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39BD #68BD39

analogous

#4C39BD #8E39BD #BD39AA

triadic

#8E39BD #BD8E39 #39BD8E

tetradic

#8E39BD #BD4C39 #68BD39 #39AABD

square

#8E39BD #BD4C39 #68BD39 #39AABD

split-complementary

#8E39BD #AABD39 #39BD4C

monochromatic

#471D5F #6B2B8E #8E39BD #A963D0 #C392DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8E39BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E39BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39BD

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39BD	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.202 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d2',
    500: '#8e39bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39bd;
$custom-light: #b376d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.636,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52319,
    "c": 0.20181,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39BD

secondary

#A0C989

accent

#DD4B7F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39BD

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

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