#8E41C5#8E41C5

#8E41C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.200 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41C5
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 67%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 55.23, -55.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 78.48, 314.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.1224 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.2 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1216, 13.5629, 54.2124)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41C5 #78C541

analogous

#4C41C5 #8E41C5 #C541BA

triadic

#8E41C5 #C58E41 #41C58E

tetradic

#8E41C5 #C54C41 #78C541 #41BAC5

square

#8E41C5 #C54C41 #78C541 #41BAC5

split-complementary

#8E41C5 #BAC541 #41C54C

monochromatic

#4C216B #6D2F9A #8E41C5 #AA70D3 #C69FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8E41C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8E41C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41C5

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41C5	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2468C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855D7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.200 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd7',
    500: '#8e41c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41c5;
$custom-light: #b37bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53799,
    "c": 0.19974,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41C5

secondary

#ACCE94

accent

#DD4B88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41C5

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

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