#8E39CE#8E39CE

#8E39CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.219 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39CE
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 72.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 60.80, -62.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 86.84, 314.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1294 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.219 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7566, 13.1335, 59.6640)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39CE #79CE39

analogous

#4439CE #8E39CE #CE39C4

triadic

#8E39CE #CE8E39 #39CE8E

tetradic

#8E39CE #CE4439 #79CE39 #39C4CE

square

#8E39CE #CE4439 #79CE39 #39C4CE

split-complementary

#8E39CE #C4CE39 #39CE44

monochromatic

#4C1C71 #6D28A2 #8E39CE #AA6ADA #C69BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8E39CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8E39CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39CE

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39CE	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.219 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477de',
    500: '#8e39ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39ce;
$custom-light: #b477de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.228,
    "s": 60.324,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53545,
    "c": 0.21857,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39CE

secondary

#ADD291

accent

#E34489

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39CE

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

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