#8E43BE#8E43BE

#8E43BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.190 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43BE
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 52.71, -51.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 73.95, 315.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1207 -0.1465)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.19 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4549, 13.4832, 50.1248)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43BE #73BE43

analogous

#5043BE #8E43BE #BE43B1

triadic

#8E43BE #BE8E43 #43BE8E

tetradic

#8E43BE #BE5043 #73BE43 #43B1BE

square

#8E43BE #BE5043 #73BE43 #43B1BE

split-complementary

#8E43BE #B1BE43 #43BE50

monochromatic

#4A2364 #6C3291 #8E43BE #A970CE #C59EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8E43BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8E43BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43BE

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43BE	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3168BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.190 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cd2',
    500: '#8e43be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43be;
$custom-light: #b37cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.585,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53569,
    "c": 0.18976,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43BE

secondary

#A8CA93

accent

#D85085

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43BE

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

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