#8E41BB#8E41BB

#8E41BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.189 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41BB
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 65.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 52.99, -50.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 73.54, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1232 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.189 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0136, 13.1197, 48.3768)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41BB #6EBB41

analogous

#5141BB #8E41BB #BB41AB

triadic

#8E41BB #BB8E41 #41BB8E

tetradic

#8E41BB #BB5141 #6EBB41 #41ABBB

square

#8E41BB #BB5141 #6EBB41 #41ABBB

split-complementary

#8E41BB #ABBB41 #41BB51

monochromatic

#492160 #6C318E #8E41BB #A96DCC #C49ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8E41BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8E41BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41BB

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41BB	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3267B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.189 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd0',
    500: '#8e41bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41bb;
$custom-light: #b37bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.869,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53118,
    "c": 0.18937,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41BB

secondary

#A5C890

accent

#D85082

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41BB

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

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