#8E73EA#8E73EA
#8E73EA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.173 H 291.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E73EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 115, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 74%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 50.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.04, 37.80, -56.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.04, 68.26, 303.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% 0.0623 -0.1611) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.173 291.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1333, 23.9519, 80.7561) |
| Luminance | 0.2395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.96
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.62
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.24
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.77
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.00
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E73EA #CFEA73
analogous
#7393EA #8E73EA #C973EA
triadic
#8E73EA #EA8E73 #73EA8E
tetradic
#8E73EA #EA7393 #CFEA73 #73EAC9
square
#8E73EA #EA7393 #CFEA73 #73EAC9
split-complementary
#8E73EA #EAC973 #93EA73
monochromatic
#441EC5 #633EE2 #8E73EA #B9A8F2 #E4DDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#8E73EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#8E73EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E73EA
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E73EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E73EA | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4188EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4584E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#758BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e73ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 115, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.173 291.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b39cf1',
500: '#8e73ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e73ea; $custom-light: #b39cf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e73ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 115,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.613,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63648,
"c": 0.17272,
"h": 291.1
},
"luminance": 0.23953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E73EA
secondary
#E6EECA
accent
#D60FA9
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85