#8E41BE#8E41BE

#8E41BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.192 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41BE
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 53.66, -52.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 75.02, 315.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.123 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.192 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3381, 13.2495, 50.0859)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41BE #71BE41

analogous

#4F41BE #8E41BE #BE41B0

triadic

#8E41BE #BE8E41 #41BE8E

tetradic

#8E41BE #BE4F41 #71BE41 #41B0BE

square

#8E41BE #BE4F41 #71BE41 #41B0BE

split-complementary

#8E41BE #B0BE41 #41BE4F

monochromatic

#4A2263 #6C3190 #8E41BE #A96FCE #C49CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8E41BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8E41BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41BE

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41BE	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.192 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd2',
    500: '#8e41be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41be;
$custom-light: #b37bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.96,
    "s": 49.02,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5332,
    "c": 0.19248,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41BE

secondary

#A7C991

accent

#D94F84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41BE

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

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