#8E53CD#8E53CD

#8E53CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.184 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E53CD
RGB	rgb(142, 83, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 48.11, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 72.49, 311.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% 0.1009 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.184 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.2655, 16.3451, 59.5696)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E53CD #92CD53

analogous

#5355CD #8E53CD #CB53CD

triadic

#8E53CD #CD8E53 #53CD8E

tetradic

#8E53CD #CD5355 #92CD53 #53CDCB

square

#8E53CD #CD5355 #92CD53 #53CDCB

split-complementary

#8E53CD #CDCB53 #55CD53

monochromatic

#512580 #6F33B0 #8E53CD #AD82DB #CCB2E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#8E53CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#8E53CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E53CD

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E53CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E53CD	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#146FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e53cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 83, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.184 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b386dd',
    500: '#8e53cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e53cd;
$custom-light: #b386dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e53cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.016,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56731,
    "c": 0.18364,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E53CD

secondary

#BFD7A5

accent

#DE4A96

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E53CD

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

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