#8E41CD#8E41CD

#8E41CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.208 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41CD
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 68.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 57.06, -59.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 82.44, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1215 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.208 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0627, 13.9393, 59.1687)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41CD #80CD41

analogous

#4841CD #8E41CD #CD41C6

triadic

#8E41CD #CD8E41 #41CD8E

tetradic

#8E41CD #CD4841 #80CD41 #41C6CD

square

#8E41CD #CD4841 #80CD41 #41C6CD

split-complementary

#8E41CD #C6CD41 #41CD48

monochromatic

#4E1F75 #6E2CA5 #8E41CD #AB71DA #C8A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8E41CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8E41CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41CD

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41CD	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1169CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.208 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdd',
    500: '#8e41cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41cd;
$custom-light: #b47bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54364,
    "c": 0.20804,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41CD

secondary

#B2D397

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41CD

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

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