#8E43DD#8E43DD

#8E43DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.222 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43DD
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 59.87, -66.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 89.33, 312.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.1171 -0.1889)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.222 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.2105, 14.9854, 69.9042)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43DD #92DD43

analogous

#4345DD #8E43DD #DB43DD

triadic

#8E43DD #DD8E43 #43DD8E

tetradic

#8E43DD #DD4345 #92DD43 #43DDDB

square

#8E43DD #DD4345 #92DD43 #43DDDB

split-complementary

#8E43DD #DDDB43 #45DD43

monochromatic

#51198C #6F23C0 #8E43DD #AD77E6 #CCABF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8E43DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8E43DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43DD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43DD	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D688B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.222 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57de9',
    500: '#8e43dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43dd;
$custom-light: #b57de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.221,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5577,
    "c": 0.22226,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43DD

secondary

#BFDE9E

accent

#EC3C96

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43DD

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

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