#8E3EDA#8E3EDA

#8E3EDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.225 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3EDA
RGB	rgb(142, 62, 218)
HSL	hsl(271, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 61.40, -66.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 90.32, 312.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1225 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.225 303)
XYZ	xyz(25.5299, 14.2580, 67.7231)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3EDA #8ADA3E

analogous

#403EDA #8E3EDA #DA3ED8

triadic

#8E3EDA #DA8E3E #3EDA8E

tetradic

#8E3EDA #DA403E #8ADA3E #3ED8DA

square

#8E3EDA #DA403E #8ADA3E #3ED8DA

split-complementary

#8E3EDA #D8DA3E #3EDA40

monochromatic

#501984 #6F23B8 #8E3EDA #AC71E4 #CAA5EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8E3EDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8E3EDA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3EDA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3EDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3EDA	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3eda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 62, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.225 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ae6',
    500: '#8e3eda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3eda;
$custom-light: #b57ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3eda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.769,
    "s": 67.826,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54981,
    "c": 0.22493,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3EDA

secondary

#B9DB99

accent

#EB3D92

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3EDA

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

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