#8E39C3#8E39C3

#8E39C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.208 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39C3
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 195)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 58.37, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 81.50, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.1311 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.208 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4668, 12.6176, 52.8711)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39C3 #6EC339

analogous

#4939C3 #8E39C3 #C339B3

triadic

#8E39C3 #C38E39 #39C38E

tetradic

#8E39C3 #C34939 #6EC339 #39B3C3

square

#8E39C3 #C34939 #6EC339 #39B3C3

split-complementary

#8E39C3 #B3C339 #39C349

monochromatic

#491D64 #6C2B94 #8E39C3 #A967D2 #C496E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8E39C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8E39C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39C3

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39C3	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A65C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.208 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477d6',
    500: '#8e39c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39c3;
$custom-light: #b477d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.957,
    "s": 54.762,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52743,
    "c": 0.20771,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39C3

secondary

#A5CC8C

accent

#DE4A83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39C3

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

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