#8E3ACD#8E3ACD

#8E3ACD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.216 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3ACD
RGB	rgb(142, 58, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 60.16, -61.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 85.89, 314.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1286 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.216 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6854, 13.1849, 59.0429)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3ACD #79CD3A

analogous

#453ACD #8E3ACD #CD3AC2

triadic

#8E3ACD #CD8E3A #3ACD8E

tetradic

#8E3ACD #CD453A #79CD3A #3AC2CD

square

#8E3ACD #CD453A #79CD3A #3AC2CD

split-complementary

#8E3ACD #C2CD3A #3ACD45

monochromatic

#4C1C70 #6D29A1 #8E3ACD #AA6BD9 #C69CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8E3ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8E3ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3ACD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3ACD	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)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 58, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.216 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477dd',
    500: '#8e3acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3acd;
$custom-light: #b477dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53577,
    "c": 0.21644,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3ACD

secondary

#ADD291

accent

#E34589

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3ACD

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

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