#8E43D4#8E43D4

#8E43D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.213 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43D4
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 212)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 68.4%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 57.75, -62.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 84.88, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1185 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.213 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0434, 14.5186, 63.7576)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43D4 #89D443

analogous

#4543D4 #8E43D4 #D443D2

triadic

#8E43D4 #D48E43 #43D48E

tetradic

#8E43D4 #D44543 #89D443 #43D2D4

square

#8E43D4 #D44543 #89D443 #43D2D4

split-complementary

#8E43D4 #D2D443 #43D445

monochromatic

#501D7F #6F29B1 #8E43D4 #AC75DF #CAA7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8E43D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8E43D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43D4

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43D4	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.213 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47de2',
    500: '#8e43d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43d4;
$custom-light: #b47de2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.034,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55106,
    "c": 0.21285,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43D4

secondary

#B8D89B

accent

#E64291

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43D4

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