#8E43BD#8E43BD

#8E43BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.189 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43BD
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 64.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 52.48, -51.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 73.45, 315.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.1207 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.189 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3460, 13.4396, 49.5512)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43BD #72BD43

analogous

#5143BD #8E43BD #BD43AF

triadic

#8E43BD #BD8E43 #43BD8E

tetradic

#8E43BD #BD5143 #72BD43 #43AFBD

square

#8E43BD #BD5143 #72BD43 #43AFBD

split-complementary

#8E43BD #AFBD43 #43BD51

monochromatic

#4A2363 #6C3390 #8E43BD #A970CD #C49EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8E43BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8E43BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43BD

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43BD	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3268BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.189 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cd1',
    500: '#8e43bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43bd;
$custom-light: #b37cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.885,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53502,
    "c": 0.18871,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43BD

secondary

#A8C993

accent

#D85084

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43BD

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

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