#8E3BC4#8E3BC4

#8E3BC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.206 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BC4
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 196)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 57.72, -56.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 81.02, 315.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.1289 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.206 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6811, 12.8646, 53.5021)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BC4 #71C43B

analogous

#493BC4 #8E3BC4 #C43BB6

triadic

#8E3BC4 #C48E3B #3BC48E

tetradic

#8E3BC4 #C4493B #71C43B #3BB6C4

square

#8E3BC4 #C4493B #71C43B #3BB6C4

split-complementary

#8E3BC4 #B6C43B #3BC449

monochromatic

#4A1F66 #6C2D95 #8E3BC4 #A96AD2 #C499E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8E3BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8E3BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BC4

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BC4	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B65C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86597B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.206 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478d7',
    500: '#8e3bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bc4;
$custom-light: #b478d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.35,
    "s": 53.725,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53033,
    "c": 0.20629,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BC4

secondary

#A7CC8F

accent

#DD4B84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BC4

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

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