#8E3CDC#8E3CDC

#8E3CDC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.229 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3CDC
RGB	rgb(142, 60, 220)
HSL	hsl(271, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 62.72, -67.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 92.24, 312.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.124 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.229 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.6864, 14.1498, 69.0742)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3CDC #8ADC3C

analogous

#3E3CDC #8E3CDC #DC3CDA

triadic

#8E3CDC #DC8E3C #3CDC8E

tetradic

#8E3CDC #DC3E3C #8ADC3C #3CDADC

square

#8E3CDC #DC3E3C #8ADC3C #3CDADC

split-complementary

#8E3CDC #DADC3C #3CDC3E

monochromatic

#501886 #6F21BA #8E3CDC #AC70E5 #CAA4EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8E3CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8E3CDC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3CDC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3CDC	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 60, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.229 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b579e8',
    500: '#8e3cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3cdc;
$custom-light: #b579e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.75,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54919,
    "c": 0.22917,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3CDC

secondary

#B9DC98

accent

#EC3B92

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3CDC

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

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