#8E5AEB#8E5AEB

#8E5AEB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.209 H 296.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5AEB
RGB	rgb(142, 90, 235)
HSL	hsl(262, 78%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(262, 62%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.76, 51.94, -65.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.76, 83.90, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% 0.0914 -0.1877)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.209 296)
XYZ	xyz(29.8030, 19.0607, 80.6900)
Luminance	0.1906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5AEB #B7EB5A

analogous

#5A6EEB #8E5AEB #D65AEB

triadic

#8E5AEB #EB8E5A #5AEB8E

tetradic

#8E5AEB #EB5A6E #B7EB5A #5AEBD6

square

#8E5AEB #EB5A6E #B7EB5A #5AEBD6

split-complementary

#8E5AEB #EBD65A #6EEB5A

monochromatic

#4F16B5 #6923E4 #8E5AEB #B391F2 #D9C7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#8E5AEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#8E5AEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E5AEB

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5AEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E5AEB	1.00	4.36	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007AF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0077E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777B9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5aeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 90, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.209 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58bf2',
    500: '#8e5aeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5aeb;
$custom-light: #b58bf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5aeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.517,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59779,
    "c": 0.20882,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.19061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5AEB

secondary

#D8EAB7

accent

#DB0B90

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5AEB

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

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