#8E3ABE#8E3ABE

#8E3ABE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.202 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3ABE
RGB	rgb(142, 58, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 69.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 56.85, -54.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 78.59, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.1307 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.202 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9609, 12.4951, 49.9601)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3ABE #6ABE3A

analogous

#4C3ABE #8E3ABE #BE3AAC

triadic

#8E3ABE #BE8E3A #3ABE8E

tetradic

#8E3ABE #BE4C3A #6ABE3A #3AACBE

square

#8E3ABE #BE4C3A #6ABE3A #3AACBE

split-complementary

#8E3ABE #ACBE3A #3ABE4C

monochromatic

#481D60 #6B2C8F #8E3ABE #A965D0 #C394DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8E3ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8E3ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3ABE

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3ABE	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 58, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.202 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377d2',
    500: '#8e3abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3abe;
$custom-light: #b377d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52499,
    "c": 0.20156,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3ABE

secondary

#A1CA8A

accent

#DD4B80

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3ABE

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

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