#8E3EDD#8E3EDD

#8E3EDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.228 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3EDD
RGB	rgb(142, 62, 221)
HSL	hsl(270, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 72%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 62.09, -67.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 91.78, 312.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1219 -0.1926)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.228 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.9260, 14.4164, 69.8094)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3EDD #8DDD3E

analogous

#3F3EDD #8E3EDD #DD3EDC

triadic

#8E3EDD #DD8E3E #3EDD8E

tetradic

#8E3EDD #DD3F3E #8DDD3E #3EDCDD

square

#8E3EDD #DD3F3E #8DDD3E #3EDCDD

split-complementary

#8E3EDD #DCDD3E #3EDD3F

monochromatic

#511889 #6F21BD #8E3EDD #AC72E6 #CBA6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8E3EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8E3EDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3EDD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3EDD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 62, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.228 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ae9',
    500: '#8e3edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3edd;
$custom-light: #b57ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.189,
    "s": 70.044,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5521,
    "c": 0.22798,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3EDD

secondary

#BBDD9A

accent

#ED3B93

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3EDD

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

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