#8E39CB#8E39CB

#8E39CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.216 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39CB
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 71.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.75, 60.13, -60.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.75, 85.39, 314.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1299 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.216 307)
XYZ	xyz(23.3956, 12.9891, 57.7630)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39CB #76CB39

analogous

#4539CB #8E39CB #CB39BF

triadic

#8E39CB #CB8E39 #39CB8E

tetradic

#8E39CB #CB4539 #76CB39 #39BFCB

square

#8E39CB #CB4539 #76CB39 #39BFCB

split-complementary

#8E39CB #BFCB39 #39CB45

monochromatic

#4B1D6D #6D299D #8E39CB #AA69D8 #C59AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8E39CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8E39CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39CB

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39CB	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.216 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477dc',
    500: '#8e39cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39cb;
$custom-light: #b477dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.932,
    "s": 58.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53323,
    "c": 0.21561,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39CB

secondary

#ABD090

accent

#E24687

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39CB

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

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