#8E41CC#8E41CC

#8E41CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.207 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41CC
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 56.83, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 81.95, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.1216 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.207 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.9423, 13.8912, 58.5350)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41CC #7FCC41

analogous

#4841CC #8E41CC #CC41C5

triadic

#8E41CC #CC8E41 #41CC8E

tetradic

#8E41CC #CC4841 #7FCC41 #41C5CC

square

#8E41CC #CC4841 #7FCC41 #41C5CC

split-complementary

#8E41CC #C5CC41 #41CC48

monochromatic

#4E1F74 #6E2CA4 #8E41CC #AB71D9 #C7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8E41CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8E41CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41CC

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41CC	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1469C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.207 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdc',
    500: '#8e41cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41cc;
$custom-light: #b47bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.237,
    "s": 57.676,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54292,
    "c": 0.207,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.13891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41CC

secondary

#B1D396

accent

#E1478C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41CC

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

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