#8E3CC7#8E3CC7

#8E3CC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.208 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CC7
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 199)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 69.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 57.95, -58.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 82.00, 314.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1275 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.208 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.0778, 13.1063, 55.3358)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CC7 #75C73C

analogous

#493CC7 #8E3CC7 #C73CBA

triadic

#8E3CC7 #C78E3C #3CC78E

tetradic

#8E3CC7 #C7493C #75C73C #3CBAC7

square

#8E3CC7 #C7493C #75C73C #3CBAC7

split-complementary

#8E3CC7 #BAC73C #3CC749

monochromatic

#4B1E6A #6D2C9A #8E3CC7 #AA6CD5 #C59BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8E3CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8E3CC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CC7

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CC7	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1666C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.208 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478d9',
    500: '#8e3cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cc7;
$custom-light: #b478d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.396,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53359,
    "c": 0.20808,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CC7

secondary

#AACE91

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CC7

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

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