#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
RGBrgb(142, 57, 206)
HSLhsl(274, 60%, 52%)
HSVhsv(274, 72%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(31.1%, 72.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(42.96, 60.80, -62.00)
CIE-LCHlch(42.96, 86.84, 314.44°)
OKLaboklab(53.55% 0.1294 -0.1762)
OKLCHoklch(53.55% 0.219 306.3)
XYZxyz(23.7566, 13.1335, 59.6640)
Luminance0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##8E39CE1.005.793.635.79
#FFFFFF5.791.0021.001.00
#0000003.6321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.791.0021.001.00

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

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#8E39CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva