#8E41BD#8E41BD

#8E41BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.191 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41BD
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 65.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, 53.44, -51.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 74.53, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.123 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.191 310)
XYZ	xyz(22.2292, 13.2059, 49.5122)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41BD #70BD41

analogous

#5041BD #8E41BD #BD41AE

triadic

#8E41BD #BD8E41 #41BD8E

tetradic

#8E41BD #BD5041 #70BD41 #41AEBD

square

#8E41BD #BD5041 #70BD41 #41AEBD

split-complementary

#8E41BD #AEBD41 #41BD50

monochromatic

#4A2262 #6C318F #8E41BD #A96ECD #C49CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8E41BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8E41BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41BD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41BD	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F67BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.191 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd2',
    500: '#8e41bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41bd;
$custom-light: #b37bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.258,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53252,
    "c": 0.19145,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.13205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41BD

secondary

#A6C991

accent

#D84F83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41BD

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

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