#8E3BCC#8E3BCC

#8E3BCC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.214 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BCC
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 59.50, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 84.92, 314.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1278 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.214 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6160, 13.2386, 58.4262)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BCC #79CC3B

analogous

#463BCC #8E3BCC #CC3BC1

triadic

#8E3BCC #CC8E3B #3BCC8E

tetradic

#8E3BCC #CC463B #79CC3B #3BC1CC

square

#8E3BCC #CC463B #79CC3B #3BC1CC

split-complementary

#8E3BCC #C1CC3B #3BCC46

monochromatic

#4C1D70 #6D2AA0 #8E3BCC #AA6CD9 #C69CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8E3BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8E3BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BCC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BCC	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.214 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478dc',
    500: '#8e3bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bcc;
$custom-light: #b478dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.345,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53611,
    "c": 0.21428,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BCC

secondary

#ADD192

accent

#E24689

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BCC

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

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