#8E3BC7#8E3BC7

#8E3BC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.209 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BC7
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 199)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 58.39, -58.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 82.49, 315.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1285 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.209 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0259, 13.0026, 55.3185)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BC7 #74C73B

analogous

#483BC7 #8E3BC7 #C73BBA

triadic

#8E3BC7 #C78E3B #3BC78E

tetradic

#8E3BC7 #C7483B #74C73B #3BBAC7

square

#8E3BC7 #C7483B #74C73B #3BBAC7

split-complementary

#8E3BC7 #BAC73B #3BC748

monochromatic

#4B1E69 #6D2C99 #8E3BC7 #A96BD5 #C59AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8E3BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8E3BC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BC7

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BC7	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1466C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.209 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478d9',
    500: '#8e3bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bc7;
$custom-light: #b478d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53248,
    "c": 0.20929,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BC7

secondary

#A9CE90

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BC7

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

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