#8E5CC2#8E5CC2

#8E5CC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.157 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5CC2
RGB	rgb(142, 92, 194)
HSL	hsl(269, 46%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 53%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 40.55, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 61.28, 311.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.41% 0.089 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(57.41% 0.157 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7180, 17.3002, 53.0656)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5CC2 #90C25C

analogous

#5C5DC2 #8E5CC2 #C15CC2

triadic

#8E5CC2 #C28E5C #5CC28E

tetradic

#8E5CC2 #C25C5D #90C25C #5CC2C1

square

#8E5CC2 #C25C5D #90C25C #5CC2C1

split-complementary

#8E5CC2 #C2C15C #5DC25C

monochromatic

#512D77 #6F3DA4 #8E5CC2 #AD89D3 #CCB5E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8E5CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8E5CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5CC2

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5CC2	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B72C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A74C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856F86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 92, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.157 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28cd5',
    500: '#8e5cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5cc2;
$custom-light: #b28cd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.412,
    "s": 45.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57412,
    "c": 0.15693,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5CC2

secondary

#BDD2A8

accent

#D55395

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110C14

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5CC2

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

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