#8E39C9#8E39C9

#8E39C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.214 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39C9
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 201)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 59.69, -59.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 84.42, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1302 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.214 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1588, 12.8944, 56.5159)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39C9 #74C939

analogous

#4639C9 #8E39C9 #C939BC

triadic

#8E39C9 #C98E39 #39C98E

tetradic

#8E39C9 #C94639 #74C939 #39BCC9

square

#8E39C9 #C94639 #74C939 #39BCC9

split-complementary

#8E39C9 #BCC939 #39C946

monochromatic

#4B1D6B #6D2A9B #8E39C9 #A969D6 #C599E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8E39C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8E39C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39C9

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39C9	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0565C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.214 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477da',
    500: '#8e39c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39c9;
$custom-light: #b477da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.417,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53176,
    "c": 0.21363,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39C9

secondary

#A9CF8F

accent

#E04786

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39C9

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

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