#8E53AF#8E53AF

#8E53AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.149 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E53AF
RGB	rgb(142, 83, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 52.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 41.07, -39.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 57.04, 316.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.0998 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.149 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9851, 15.0329, 42.2926)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E53AF #74AF53

analogous

#6053AF #8E53AF #AF53A2

triadic

#8E53AF #AF8E53 #53AF8E

tetradic

#8E53AF #AF6053 #74AF53 #53A2AF

square

#8E53AF #AF6053 #74AF53 #53A2AF

split-complementary

#8E53AF #A2AF53 #53AF60

monochromatic

#4B2B5D #6D3E86 #8E53AF #A97DC2 #C5A7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8E53AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8E53AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E53AF

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E53AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E53AF	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)

#3B69B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e53af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 83, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.149 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b185c7',
    500: '#8e53af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e53af;
$custom-light: #b185c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e53af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.478,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54888,
    "c": 0.14898,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E53AF

secondary

#A9C39A

accent

#CD5B84

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E53AF

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

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