#8E3CD1#8E3CD1

#8E3CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.218 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CD1
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 209)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 60.20, -62.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 86.88, 313.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.126 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.218 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2772, 13.5861, 61.6527)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CD1 #7FD13C

analogous

#433CD1 #8E3CD1 #D13CCA

triadic

#8E3CD1 #D18E3C #3CD18E

tetradic

#8E3CD1 #D1433C #7FD13C #3CCAD1

square

#8E3CD1 #D1433C #7FD13C #3CCAD1

split-complementary

#8E3CD1 #CAD13C #3CD143

monochromatic

#4E1C77 #6E28A8 #8E3CD1 #AB6EDD #C79FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8E3CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8E3CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CD1

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CD1	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)

#0065D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.218 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b479e0',
    500: '#8e3cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cd1;
$custom-light: #b479e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.02,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54088,
    "c": 0.21813,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CD1

secondary

#B1D594

accent

#E5438C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CD1

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

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