#8E3CDA#8E3CDA

#8E3CDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.227 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CDA
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 218)
HSL	hsl(271, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 72.5%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 62.26, -66.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 91.26, 313.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1244 -0.1901)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.227 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4231, 14.0445, 67.6876)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CDA #88DA3C

analogous

#3F3CDA #8E3CDA #DA3CD7

triadic

#8E3CDA #DA8E3C #3CDA8E

tetradic

#8E3CDA #DA3F3C #88DA3C #3CD7DA

square

#8E3CDA #DA3F3C #88DA3C #3CD7DA

split-complementary

#8E3CDA #D7DA3C #3CDA3F

monochromatic

#501983 #6F23B6 #8E3CDA #AC6FE4 #CAA3EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8E3CDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8E3CDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CDA

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CDA	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.227 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b579e6',
    500: '#8e3cda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cda;
$custom-light: #b579e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.139,
    "s": 68.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54766,
    "c": 0.22716,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CDA

secondary

#B8DA97

accent

#EB3D91

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CDA

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

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