#8E43CA#8E43CA

#8E43CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.202 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43CA
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 55.43, -57.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 79.92, 313.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1197 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.202 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8209, 14.0296, 57.3187)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43CA #7FCA43

analogous

#4A43CA #8E43CA #CA43C3

triadic

#8E43CA #CA8E43 #43CA8E

tetradic

#8E43CA #CA4A43 #7FCA43 #43C3CA

square

#8E43CA #CA4A43 #7FCA43 #43C3CA

split-complementary

#8E43CA #C3CA43 #43CA4A

monochromatic

#4E2072 #6E2EA2 #8E43CA #AB73D7 #C7A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8E43CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8E43CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43CA

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43CA	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E69C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.202 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdb',
    500: '#8e43ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43ca;
$custom-light: #b47cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54391,
    "c": 0.20237,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43CA

secondary

#B1D297

accent

#DF488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43CA

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

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