#8E43DE#8E43DE

#8E43DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.223 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E43DE
RGB	rgb(142, 67, 222)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 69.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 60.11, -66.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 89.83, 312.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.117 -0.1902)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.223 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3441, 15.0389, 70.6080)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E43DE #93DE43

analogous

#4346DE #8E43DE #DB43DE

triadic

#8E43DE #DE8E43 #43DE8E

tetradic

#8E43DE #DE4346 #93DE43 #43DEDB

square

#8E43DE #DE4346 #93DE43 #43DEDB

split-complementary

#8E43DE #DEDB43 #46DE43

monochromatic

#51198E #6F22C2 #8E43DE #AD77E7 #CDABF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8E43DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8E43DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E43DE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E43DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E43DE	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D688C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e43de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 67, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.223 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57de9',
    500: '#8e43de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e43de;
$custom-light: #b57de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e43de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.032,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55845,
    "c": 0.2233,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E43DE

secondary

#BFDE9F

accent

#ED3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E43DE

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

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