#8E3CD5#8E3CD5

#8E3CD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.222 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CD5
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 213)
HSL	hsl(272, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.93, 61.11, -64.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.93, 88.83, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1253 -0.1834)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.222 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7787, 13.7867, 64.2936)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CD5 #83D53C

analogous

#413CD5 #8E3CD5 #D53CCF

triadic

#8E3CD5 #D58E3C #3CD58E

tetradic

#8E3CD5 #D5413C #83D53C #3CCFD5

square

#8E3CD5 #D5413C #83D53C #3CCFD5

split-complementary

#8E3CD5 #CFD53C #3CD541

monochromatic

#4F1B7C #6F26AE #8E3CD5 #AB6EE0 #C8A1EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8E3CD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8E3CD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CD5

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CD5	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.222 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b579e3',
    500: '#8e3cd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cd5;
$custom-light: #b579e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.157,
    "s": 64.557,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54387,
    "c": 0.22215,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CD5

secondary

#B4D796

accent

#E8408E

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CD5

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

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