#8E39CF#8E39CF

#8E39CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.220 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39CF
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 207)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 61.03, -62.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 87.32, 314.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.1292 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.22 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.8785, 13.1822, 60.3059)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39CF #7ACF39

analogous

#4339CF #8E39CF #CF39C5

triadic

#8E39CF #CF8E39 #39CF8E

tetradic

#8E39CF #CF4339 #7ACF39 #39C5CF

square

#8E39CF #CF4339 #7ACF39 #39C5CF

split-complementary

#8E39CF #C5CF39 #39CF43

monochromatic

#4D1C72 #6E28A3 #8E39CF #AA6ADB #C69CE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8E39CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8E39CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39CF

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39CF	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.220 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477df',
    500: '#8e39cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39cf;
$custom-light: #b477df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274,
    "s": 60.976,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5362,
    "c": 0.21955,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.13182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39CF

secondary

#AED391

accent

#E44489

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39CF

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

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