#8E43CD#8E43CD

#8E43CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.206 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43CD
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 56.13, -58.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 81.41, 313.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1193 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.206 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1795, 14.1730, 59.2076)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43CD #82CD43

analogous

#4943CD #8E43CD #CD43C7

triadic

#8E43CD #CD8E43 #43CD8E

tetradic

#8E43CD #CD4943 #82CD43 #43C7CD

square

#8E43CD #CD4943 #82CD43 #43C7CD

split-complementary

#8E43CD #C7CD43 #43CD49

monochromatic

#4F1F76 #6F2CA7 #8E43CD #AB73DA #C8A4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8E43CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8E43CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43CD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43CD	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.206 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdd',
    500: '#8e43cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43cd;
$custom-light: #b47cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.609,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54603,
    "c": 0.20551,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43CD

secondary

#B3D498

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43CD

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

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