#8E52CD#8E52CD

#8E52CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.185 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E52CD
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 60%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 48.64, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 73.08, 311.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1021 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.185 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.1896, 16.1932, 59.5443)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E52CD #91CD52

analogous

#5254CD #8E52CD #CC52CD

triadic

#8E52CD #CD8E52 #52CD8E

tetradic

#8E52CD #CD5254 #91CD52 #52CDCC

square

#8E52CD #CD5254 #91CD52 #52CDCC

split-complementary

#8E52CD #CDCC52 #54CD52

monochromatic

#512580 #6F33AF #8E52CD #AD81DB #CCB1E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8E52CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8E52CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E52CD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E52CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E52CD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F6FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e52cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.185 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b385dd',
    500: '#8e52cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e52cd;
$custom-light: #b385dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e52cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.268,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56588,
    "c": 0.18509,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E52CD

secondary

#BED7A4

accent

#DE4996

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E52CD

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

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