#8E55E4#8E55E4

#8E55E4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.207 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E55E4
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 228)
HSL	hsl(264, 73%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(264, 63%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.31, 52.77, -64.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.31, 83.17, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.0975 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.207 298)
XYZ	xyz(28.4039, 17.8488, 75.3324)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E55E4 #ABE455

analogous

#5564E4 #8E55E4 #D655E4

triadic

#8E55E4 #E48E55 #55E48E

tetradic

#8E55E4 #E45564 #ABE455 #55E4D6

square

#8E55E4 #E45564 #ABE455 #55E4D6

split-complementary

#8E55E4 #E4D655 #64E455

monochromatic

#511AA4 #6B23D9 #8E55E4 #B18AEC #D4BFF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#8E55E4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#8E55E4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E55E4

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E55E4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E55E4	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0274E1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e55e4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.207 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b588ed',
    500: '#8e55e4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e55e4;
$custom-light: #b588ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e55e4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.916,
    "s": 72.589,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58581,
    "c": 0.20733,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.17849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E55E4

secondary

#D0E5B0

accent

#D51187

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C16

muted

#817D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E55E4

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

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