#8E43CF#8E43CF

#8E43CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.208 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43CF
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 56.59, -59.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 82.40, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.1191 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.208 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.4225, 14.2702, 60.4872)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43CF #84CF43

analogous

#4843CF #8E43CF #CF43CA

triadic

#8E43CF #CF8E43 #43CF8E

tetradic

#8E43CF #CF4843 #84CF43 #43CACF

square

#8E43CF #CF4843 #84CF43 #43CACF

split-complementary

#8E43CF #CACF43 #43CF48

monochromatic

#4F1F79 #6F2BAA #8E43CF #AB74DB #C9A5E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8E43CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8E43CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43CF

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43CF	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#116ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.208 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cde',
    500: '#8e43cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43cf;
$custom-light: #b47cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54745,
    "c": 0.20762,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.1427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43CF

secondary

#B5D599

accent

#E3458E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43CF

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

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