#8E3CCE#8E3CCE

#8E3CCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.215 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CCE
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 70.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 59.52, -61.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 85.42, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0.1265 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.215 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.9093, 13.4389, 59.7150)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CCE #7CCE3C

analogous

#453CCE #8E3CCE #CE3CC5

triadic

#8E3CCE #CE8E3C #3CCE8E

tetradic

#8E3CCE #CE453C #7CCE3C #3CC5CE

square

#8E3CCE #CE453C #7CCE3C #3CC5CE

split-complementary

#8E3CCE #C5CE3C #3CCE45

monochromatic

#4D1D73 #6E29A4 #8E3CCE #AA6DDA #C79EE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8E3CCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8E3CCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CCE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CCE	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.215 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b479de',
    500: '#8e3cce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cce;
$custom-light: #b479de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.699,
    "s": 59.836,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53867,
    "c": 0.21512,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.13439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CCE

secondary

#AFD393

accent

#E3458A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CCE

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

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