#8E3CD3#8E3CD3

#8E3CD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.220 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CD3
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 211)
HSL	hsl(273, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 60.66, -63.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 87.86, 313.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1256 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.22 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5264, 13.6858, 62.9649)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CD3 #81D33C

analogous

#423CD3 #8E3CD3 #D33CCC

triadic

#8E3CD3 #D38E3C #3CD38E

tetradic

#8E3CD3 #D3423C #81D33C #3CCCD3

square

#8E3CD3 #D3423C #81D33C #3CCCD3

split-complementary

#8E3CD3 #CCD33C #3CD342

monochromatic

#4E1B79 #6F27AB #8E3CD3 #AB6EDE #C8A0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8E3CD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8E3CD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CD3

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CD3	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.220 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b579e1',
    500: '#8e3cd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cd3;
$custom-light: #b579e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.583,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54237,
    "c": 0.22014,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CD3

secondary

#B3D695

accent

#E6428D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CD3

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

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