#8E3AC2#8E3AC2

#8E3AC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.206 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3AC2
RGB	rgb(142, 58, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 70.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 57.72, -56.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 80.54, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% 0.1302 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.206 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4040, 12.6724, 52.2943)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3AC2 #6EC23A

analogous

#4A3AC2 #8E3AC2 #C23AB2

triadic

#8E3AC2 #C28E3A #3AC28E

tetradic

#8E3AC2 #C24A3A #6EC23A #3AB2C2

square

#8E3AC2 #C24A3A #6EC23A #3AB2C2

split-complementary

#8E3AC2 #B2C23A #3AC24A

monochromatic

#491E64 #6C2C93 #8E3AC2 #A967D2 #C497E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8E3AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8E3AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3AC2

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3AC2	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E65BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 58, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.206 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377d5',
    500: '#8e3ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3ac2;
$custom-light: #b377d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52781,
    "c": 0.20553,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3AC2

secondary

#A5CB8D

accent

#DD4A83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3AC2

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

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