#8E3CC6#8E3CC6

#8E3CC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.207 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CC6
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 198)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 57.73, -57.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 81.51, 315.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1276 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.207 308)
XYZ	xyz(22.9621, 13.0601, 54.7263)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CC6 #74C63C

analogous

#493CC6 #8E3CC6 #C63CB9

triadic

#8E3CC6 #C68E3C #3CC68E

tetradic

#8E3CC6 #C6493C #74C63C #3CB9C6

square

#8E3CC6 #C6493C #74C63C #3CB9C6

split-complementary

#8E3CC6 #B9C63C #3CC649

monochromatic

#4B1F69 #6D2D98 #8E3CC6 #A96BD4 #C59BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8E3CC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8E3CC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CC6

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CC6	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1966C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.207 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478d8',
    500: '#8e3cc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cc6;
$custom-light: #b478d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.652,
    "s": 54.762,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53288,
    "c": 0.20708,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.1306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CC6

secondary

#A9CE90

accent

#DE4A86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CC6

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

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