#8E54B2#8E54B2

#8E54B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.151 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E54B2
RGB	rgb(142, 84, 178)
HSL	hsl(277, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 53%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 52.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 41.20, -40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 57.95, 315.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.0987 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.151 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3601, 15.3062, 43.8873)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E54B2 #78B254

analogous

#5F54B2 #8E54B2 #B254A7

triadic

#8E54B2 #B28E54 #54B28E

tetradic

#8E54B2 #B25F54 #78B254 #54A7B2

square

#8E54B2 #B25F54 #78B254 #54A7B2

split-complementary

#8E54B2 #A7B254 #54B25F

monochromatic

#4C2B60 #6D3E8A #8E54B2 #AA7EC5 #C6A8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#8E54B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8E54B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E54B2

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E54B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E54B2	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A647B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e54b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 84, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.151 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b186c9',
    500: '#8e54b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e54b2;
$custom-light: #b186c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e54b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 37.903,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55215,
    "c": 0.15081,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E54B2

secondary

#ACC69C

accent

#CE5A86

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E54B2

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