#8E41CE#8E41CE

#8E41CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.209 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41CE
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 68.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, 57.28, -59.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 82.93, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1214 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.209 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1837, 13.9878, 59.8064)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41CE #81CE41

analogous

#4741CE #8E41CE #CE41C7

triadic

#8E41CE #CE8E41 #41CE8E

tetradic

#8E41CE #CE4741 #81CE41 #41C7CE

square

#8E41CE #CE4741 #81CE41 #41C7CE

split-complementary

#8E41CE #C7CE41 #41CE47

monochromatic

#4E1E76 #6F2BA7 #8E41CE #AB72DB #C8A2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8E41CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8E41CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41CE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41CE	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D69CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.209 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bde',
    500: '#8e41ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41ce;
$custom-light: #b47bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.766,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54435,
    "c": 0.20908,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41CE

secondary

#B3D497

accent

#E2468D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41CE

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

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