#8E5BAE#8E5BAE
#8E5BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.134 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E5BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 91, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 48%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.4%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.35, 36.40, -36.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.35, 51.44, 315.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.11% 0.0883 -0.1013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.11% 0.134 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5350, 16.2894, 41.9932) |
| Luminance | 0.1629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 2.03
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.93
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.63
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.34
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.90
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E5BAE #7BAE5B
analogous
#645BAE #8E5BAE #AE5BA5
triadic
#8E5BAE #AE8E5B #5BAE8E
tetradic
#8E5BAE #AE645B #7BAE5B #5BA5AE
square
#8E5BAE #AE645B #7BAE5B #5BA5AE
split-complementary
#8E5BAE #A5AE5B #5BAE64
monochromatic
#4D2F5F #6E4388 #8E5BAE #AA84C2 #C6ADD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#8E5BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#8E5BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E5BAE
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E5BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E5BAE | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#486EB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5671AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A687C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e5bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 91, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.134 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18bc6',
500: '#8e5bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e5bae; $custom-light: #b18bc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e5bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 91,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.867,
"s": 33.878,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56112,
"c": 0.13437,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.16289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E5BAE
secondary
#AEC5A0
accent
#CA5E88
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6F0F8
border
#D0CBD1
text
#110C13
muted
#807D82