#8E5CD2#8E5CD2

#8E5CD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.176 H 300.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5CD2
RGB	rgb(142, 92, 210)
HSL	hsl(265, 57%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 56%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 56.2%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 44.49, -53.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 69.70, 309.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.4% 0.0898 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.176 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.6126, 18.0581, 63.0438)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5CD2 #A0D25C

analogous

#5C65D2 #8E5CD2 #C95CD2

triadic

#8E5CD2 #D28E5C #5CD28E

tetradic

#8E5CD2 #D25C65 #A0D25C #5CD2C9

square

#8E5CD2 #D25C65 #A0D25C #5CD2C9

split-complementary

#8E5CD2 #D2C95C #65D25C

monochromatic

#52278D #6E34BD #8E5CD2 #AF8CDF #D0BCEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#8E5CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#8E5CD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E5CD2

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E5CD2	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2975D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C75CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80748E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 92, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.176 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38ce0',
    500: '#8e5cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5cd2;
$custom-light: #b38ce0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.424,
    "s": 56.731,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58399,
    "c": 0.17632,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5CD2

secondary

#C8DCAE

accent

#E048A0

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5CD2

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

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