#8E3ACE#8E3ACE

#8E3ACE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.217 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3ACE
RGB	rgb(142, 58, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, 60.38, -61.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 86.37, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1284 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.217 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8065, 13.2334, 59.6807)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3ACE #7ACE3A

analogous

#443ACE #8E3ACE #CE3AC4

triadic

#8E3ACE #CE8E3A #3ACE8E

tetradic

#8E3ACE #CE443A #7ACE3A #3AC4CE

square

#8E3ACE #CE443A #7ACE3A #3AC4CE

split-complementary

#8E3ACE #C4CE3A #3ACE44

monochromatic

#4D1C71 #6E28A2 #8E3ACE #AA6BDA #C69CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8E3ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8E3ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3ACE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3ACE	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 58, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.217 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478de',
    500: '#8e3ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3ace;
$custom-light: #b478de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.054,
    "s": 60.163,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53651,
    "c": 0.21744,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3ACE

secondary

#AED291

accent

#E34489

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3ACE

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

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