#8E3DE0#8E3DE0
#8E3DE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.232 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E3DE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 61, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 72%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 73%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.6%, 72.8%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.90, 63.22, -69.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.90, 93.71, 312.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.33% 0.1223 -0.1973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.33% 0.232 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2754, 14.4700, 71.9153) |
| Luminance | 0.1447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.99
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.08
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.32
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.83
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.99
Violet
#8F00FF
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E3DE0 #8FE03D
analogous
#3D3DE0 #8E3DE0 #DF3DE0
triadic
#8E3DE0 #E08E3D #3DE08E
tetradic
#8E3DE0 #E03D3D #8FE03D #3DE0DF
square
#8E3DE0 #E03D3D #8FE03D #3DE0DF
split-complementary
#8E3DE0 #E0DF3D #3DE03D
monochromatic
#51168C #6F1FC1 #8E3DE0 #AD72E8 #CBA7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#8E3DE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#8E3DE0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E3DE0
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E3DE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E3DE0 | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0069DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C668B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e3de0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 61, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.232 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b67aeb',
500: '#8e3de0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e3de0; $custom-light: #b67aeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e3de0",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 61,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.816,
"s": 72.444,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55334,
"c": 0.2321,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.1447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E3DE0
secondary
#BDDE9B
accent
#EF3994
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F7EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84