#8E3BDA#8E3BDA

#8E3BDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.228 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3BDA
RGB	rgb(142, 59, 218)
HSL	hsl(271, 68%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 62.68, -66.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 91.73, 313.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1253 -0.1908)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.228 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3712, 13.9407, 67.6703)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3BDA #87DA3B

analogous

#3F3BDA #8E3BDA #DA3BD6

triadic

#8E3BDA #DA8E3B #3BDA8E

tetradic

#8E3BDA #DA3F3B #87DA3B #3BD6DA

square

#8E3BDA #DA3F3B #87DA3B #3BD6DA

split-complementary

#8E3BDA #D6DA3B #3BDA3F

monochromatic

#501982 #6F22B6 #8E3BDA #AC6EE4 #C9A2ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8E3BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8E3BDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3BDA

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3BDA	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 59, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.228 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b579e6',
    500: '#8e3bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3bda;
$custom-light: #b579e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.321,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54661,
    "c": 0.22826,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3BDA

secondary

#B7DA97

accent

#EB3D90

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3BDA

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

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