#8E53BE#8E53BE

#8E53BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.166 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E53BE
RGB	rgb(142, 83, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 44.52, -47.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 64.75, 313.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1008 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.166 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5409, 15.6553, 50.4868)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E53BE #83BE53

analogous

#5853BE #8E53BE #BE53B8

triadic

#8E53BE #BE8E53 #53BE8E

tetradic

#8E53BE #BE5853 #83BE53 #53B8BE

square

#8E53BE #BE5853 #83BE53 #53B8BE

split-complementary

#8E53BE #B8BE53 #53BE58

monochromatic

#4F296D #6F3A9A #8E53BE #AB7FCF #C8ACE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#8E53BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8E53BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E53BE

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E53BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E53BE	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e53be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 83, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.166 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b286d2',
    500: '#8e53be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e53be;
$custom-light: #b286d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e53be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.084,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55778,
    "c": 0.1663,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E53BE

secondary

#B4CD9F

accent

#D5538D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E53BE

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

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