#8E3BC2#8E3BC2

#8E3BC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.204 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BC2
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 69.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 57.28, -55.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 80.05, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1291 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.204 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4549, 12.7742, 52.3112)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BC2 #6FC23B

analogous

#4B3BC2 #8E3BC2 #C23BB3

triadic

#8E3BC2 #C28E3B #3BC28E

tetradic

#8E3BC2 #C24B3B #6FC23B #3BB3C2

square

#8E3BC2 #C24B3B #6FC23B #3BB3C2

split-complementary

#8E3BC2 #B3C23B #3BC24B

monochromatic

#491E64 #6C2D93 #8E3BC2 #A969D1 #C498E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8E3BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8E3BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BC2

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BC2	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F65BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.204 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378d5',
    500: '#8e3bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bc2;
$custom-light: #b378d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.889,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52892,
    "c": 0.20429,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BC2

secondary

#A5CB8E

accent

#DD4B83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BC2

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

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