#8E43CC#8E43CC

#8E43CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.204 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43CC
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 67.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.41, 55.89, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.41, 80.91, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1195 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.204 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0592, 14.1249, 58.5739)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43CC #81CC43

analogous

#4943CC #8E43CC #CC43C5

triadic

#8E43CC #CC8E43 #43CC8E

tetradic

#8E43CC #CC4943 #81CC43 #43C5CC

square

#8E43CC #CC4943 #81CC43 #43C5CC

split-complementary

#8E43CC #C5CC43 #43CC49

monochromatic

#4E2075 #6F2DA5 #8E43CC #AB73D9 #C8A3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8E43CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E43CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43CC

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43CC	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1969C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.204 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdc',
    500: '#8e43cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43cc;
$custom-light: #b47cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.847,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54532,
    "c": 0.20446,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43CC

secondary

#B3D398

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43CC

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

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