#8E53CB#8E53CB

#8E53CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.181 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E53CB
RGB	rgb(142, 83, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 59.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 47.63, -53.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 71.46, 311.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1009 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.181 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0257, 16.2492, 58.3063)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E53CB #90CB53

analogous

#5354CB #8E53CB #CA53CB

triadic

#8E53CB #CB8E53 #53CB8E

tetradic

#8E53CB #CB5354 #90CB53 #53CBCA

square

#8E53CB #CB5354 #90CB53 #53CBCA

split-complementary

#8E53CB #CBCA53 #54CB53

monochromatic

#51267E #6F34AD #8E53CB #AD82D9 #CCB1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8E53CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8E53CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E53CB

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E53CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E53CB	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#196FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3770C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e53cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 83, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.181 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b386db',
    500: '#8e53cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e53cb;
$custom-light: #b386db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e53cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.5,
    "s": 53.571,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56601,
    "c": 0.18133,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E53CB

secondary

#BDD6A4

accent

#DD4B95

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E53CB

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

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