#8E43CE#8E43CE

#8E43CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.207 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43CE
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 67.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 56.36, -59.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 81.90, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.1192 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.207 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3006, 14.2215, 59.8454)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43CE #83CE43

analogous

#4843CE #8E43CE #CE43C8

triadic

#8E43CE #CE8E43 #43CE8E

tetradic

#8E43CE #CE4843 #83CE43 #43C8CE

square

#8E43CE #CE4843 #83CE43 #43C8CE

split-complementary

#8E43CE #C8CE43 #43CE48

monochromatic

#4F1F77 #6F2CA8 #8E43CE #AB74DB #C8A4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8E43CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8E43CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43CE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43CE	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.207 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cde',
    500: '#8e43ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43ce;
$custom-light: #b47cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.374,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54674,
    "c": 0.20656,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43CE

secondary

#B4D499

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43CE

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

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