#8E43BB#8E43BB

#8E43BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.187 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43BB
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 64.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 52.04, -50.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 72.46, 315.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1208 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.187 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.1304, 13.3534, 48.4157)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43BB #70BB43

analogous

#5243BB #8E43BB #BB43AC

triadic

#8E43BB #BB8E43 #43BB8E

tetradic

#8E43BB #BB5243 #70BB43 #43ACBB

square

#8E43BB #BB5243 #70BB43 #43ACBB

split-complementary

#8E43BB #ACBB43 #43BB52

monochromatic

#4A2361 #6C338E #8E43BB #A970CC #C49DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8E43BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8E43BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43BB

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43BB	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3468B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.187 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cd0',
    500: '#8e43bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43bb;
$custom-light: #b37cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53369,
    "c": 0.18661,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43BB

secondary

#A6C892

accent

#D75183

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43BB

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

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