#8E3AC8#8E3AC8

#8E3AC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.211 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3AC8
RGB	rgb(142, 58, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 71%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 59.04, -58.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 83.45, 315.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.1294 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.211 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0915, 12.9474, 55.9150)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3AC8 #74C83A

analogous

#473AC8 #8E3AC8 #C83ABB

triadic

#8E3AC8 #C88E3A #3AC88E

tetradic

#8E3AC8 #C8473A #74C83A #3ABBC8

square

#8E3AC8 #C8473A #74C83A #3ABBC8

split-complementary

#8E3AC8 #BBC83A #3AC847

monochromatic

#4B1E6A #6D2B9A #8E3AC8 #A96AD5 #C59AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8E3AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8E3AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3AC8

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3AC8	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D66C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 58, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.211 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477da',
    500: '#8e3ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3ac8;
$custom-light: #b477da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.493,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53211,
    "c": 0.21147,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3AC8

secondary

#A9CE8F

accent

#E04886

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3AC8

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

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