#8E3BC5#8E3BC5

#8E3BC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.207 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BC5
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 197)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 57.94, -57.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 81.51, 315.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1288 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.207 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7953, 12.9103, 54.1036)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BC5 #72C53B

analogous

#493BC5 #8E3BC5 #C53BB7

triadic

#8E3BC5 #C58E3B #3BC58E

tetradic

#8E3BC5 #C5493B #72C53B #3BB7C5

square

#8E3BC5 #C5493B #72C53B #3BB7C5

split-complementary

#8E3BC5 #B7C53B #3BC549

monochromatic

#4A1F67 #6C2C96 #8E3BC5 #A96AD3 #C499E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8E3BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8E3BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BC5

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BC5	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1966C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.207 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478d7',
    500: '#8e3bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bc5;
$custom-light: #b478d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.087,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53105,
    "c": 0.20729,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BC5

secondary

#A8CD8F

accent

#DE4A85

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BC5

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

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