#8E3BCD#8E3BCD

#8E3BCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.215 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BCD
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 59.73, -61.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 85.41, 314.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.1276 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.215 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7363, 13.2867, 59.0599)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BCD #7ACD3B

analogous

#453BCD #8E3BCD #CD3BC3

triadic

#8E3BCD #CD8E3B #3BCD8E

tetradic

#8E3BCD #CD453B #7ACD3B #3BC3CD

square

#8E3BCD #CD453B #7ACD3B #3BC3CD

split-complementary

#8E3BCD #C3CD3B #3BCD45

monochromatic

#4D1D71 #6E29A2 #8E3BCD #AA6CD9 #C69DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8E3BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8E3BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BCD

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BCD	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.215 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478dd',
    500: '#8e3bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bcd;
$custom-light: #b478dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.11,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53684,
    "c": 0.21528,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BCD

secondary

#AED292

accent

#E34589

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BCD

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

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