#8E3CDB#8E3CDB

#8E3CDB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.228 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CDB
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 219)
HSL	hsl(271, 69%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 72.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 62.49, -67.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 91.75, 312.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1242 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.228 303)
XYZ	xyz(25.5544, 14.0970, 68.3788)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CDB #89DB3C

analogous

#3E3CDB #8E3CDB #DB3CD9

triadic

#8E3CDB #DB8E3C #3CDB8E

tetradic

#8E3CDB #DB3E3C #89DB3C #3CD9DB

square

#8E3CDB #DB3E3C #89DB3C #3CD9DB

split-complementary

#8E3CDB #D9DB3C #3CDB3E

monochromatic

#501884 #6F22B8 #8E3CDB #AC70E5 #CAA3EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E3CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E3CDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CDB

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CDB	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.228 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b579e7',
    500: '#8e3cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cdb;
$custom-light: #b579e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.943,
    "s": 68.831,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54843,
    "c": 0.22816,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CDB

secondary

#B8DB98

accent

#EC3C91

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CDB

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

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