#8E41D4#8E41D4

#8E41D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.215 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41D4
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 212)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 69.3%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 58.67, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 85.90, 313.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1205 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.215 304)
XYZ	xyz(24.9266, 14.2849, 63.7187)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41D4 #87D441

analogous

#4541D4 #8E41D4 #D441D0

triadic

#8E41D4 #D48E41 #41D48E

tetradic

#8E41D4 #D44541 #87D441 #41D0D4

square

#8E41D4 #D44541 #87D441 #41D0D4

split-complementary

#8E41D4 #D0D441 #41D445

monochromatic

#501D7E #6F28B0 #8E41D4 #AC73DF #C9A5EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8E41D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8E41D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41D4

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41D4	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.215 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47be2',
    500: '#8e41d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41d4;
$custom-light: #b47be2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.429,
    "s": 63.09,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54871,
    "c": 0.21529,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.14285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41D4

secondary

#B7D899

accent

#E64290

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41D4

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

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