#8E3BCB#8E3BCB

#8E3BCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.213 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BCB
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 59.28, -60.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 84.44, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1279 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.213 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4965, 13.1908, 57.7966)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BCB #78CB3B

analogous

#463BCB #8E3BCB #CB3BC0

triadic

#8E3BCB #CB8E3B #3BCB8E

tetradic

#8E3BCB #CB463B #78CB3B #3BC0CB

square

#8E3BCB #CB463B #78CB3B #3BC0CB

split-complementary

#8E3BCB #C0CB3B #3BCB46

monochromatic

#4C1D6E #6D2A9F #8E3BCB #AA6BD8 #C69CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8E3BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8E3BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BCB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BCB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0366C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.213 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478dc',
    500: '#8e3bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bcb;
$custom-light: #b478dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.583,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53538,
    "c": 0.21329,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BCB

secondary

#ACD191

accent

#E14788

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BCB

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

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