#8E3BD3#8E3BD3

#8E3BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.221 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BD3
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 211)
HSL	hsl(273, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 72%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 61.08, -63.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 88.33, 313.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.1266 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.221 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4745, 13.5820, 62.9476)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BD3 #80D33B

analogous

#423BD3 #8E3BD3 #D33BCC

triadic

#8E3BD3 #D38E3B #3BD38E

tetradic

#8E3BD3 #D3423B #80D33B #3BCCD3

square

#8E3BD3 #D3423B #80D33B #3BCCD3

split-complementary

#8E3BD3 #CCD33B #3BD342

monochromatic

#4E1B79 #6E26AB #8E3BD3 #AB6DDE #C89FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8E3BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8E3BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BD3

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BD3	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.221 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b578e1',
    500: '#8e3bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bd3;
$custom-light: #b578e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.763,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5413,
    "c": 0.22128,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BD3

secondary

#B2D694

accent

#E6418C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BD3

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

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