#8E39CC#8E39CC

#8E39CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.217 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39CC
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 204)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 60.36, -61.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 85.87, 314.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% 0.1297 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.217 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5152, 13.0369, 58.3926)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39CC #77CC39

analogous

#4439CC #8E39CC #CC39C0

triadic

#8E39CC #CC8E39 #39CC8E

tetradic

#8E39CC #CC4439 #77CC39 #39C0CC

square

#8E39CC #CC4439 #77CC39 #39C0CC

split-complementary

#8E39CC #C0CC39 #39CC44

monochromatic

#4C1C6E #6D299F #8E39CC #AA6AD9 #C69AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8E39CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8E39CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39CC

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39CC	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.217 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477dc',
    500: '#8e39cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39cc;
$custom-light: #b477dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.694,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53397,
    "c": 0.2166,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39CC

secondary

#ABD190

accent

#E24688

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39CC

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

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