#8E39D1#8E39D1

#8E39D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.222 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E39D1
RGB	rgb(142, 57, 209)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 61.48, -63.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 88.29, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.1288 -0.1802)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.222 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1245, 13.2807, 61.6017)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E39D1 #7CD139

analogous

#4239D1 #8E39D1 #D139C8

triadic

#8E39D1 #D18E39 #39D18E

tetradic

#8E39D1 #D14239 #7CD139 #39C8D1

square

#8E39D1 #D14239 #7CD139 #39C8D1

split-complementary

#8E39D1 #C8D139 #39D142

monochromatic

#4D1B75 #6E27A6 #8E39D1 #AA6BDD #C79CE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8E39D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8E39D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E39D1

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E39D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E39D1	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e39d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 57, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.222 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b577e0',
    500: '#8e39d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e39d1;
$custom-light: #b577e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e39d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.553,
    "s": 62.295,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53769,
    "c": 0.22152,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E39D1

secondary

#AFD492

accent

#E5428A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E39D1

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

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