#8E43CB#8E43CB

#8E43CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.203 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43CB
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 67%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 55.66, -58.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 80.41, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1196 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.203 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.9396, 14.0771, 57.9443)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43CB #80CB43

analogous

#4A43CB #8E43CB #CB43C4

triadic

#8E43CB #CB8E43 #43CB8E

tetradic

#8E43CB #CB4A43 #80CB43 #43C4CB

square

#8E43CB #CB4A43 #80CB43 #43C4CB

split-complementary

#8E43CB #C4CB43 #43CB4A

monochromatic

#4E2074 #6E2DA4 #8E43CB #AB73D8 #C8A3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E43CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E43CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43CB

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43CB	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C69C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.203 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdc',
    500: '#8e43cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43cb;
$custom-light: #b47cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.088,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54462,
    "c": 0.20342,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.14077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43CB

secondary

#B2D298

accent

#E0488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43CB

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

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