Color

#8E3EC9

Vivid warm purple. Nearest reference color: Dark orchid.

RGB

0–255

142

201

CMYK

0–100%

29.35%

69.15%

21.18%

RGB describes how #8E3EC9 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 142, green 62 and blue 201.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 29.35%, magenta 69.15%, yellow 0% and black 21.18%.

HSL values

H 274.53° S 56.28% L 51.57%

In the HSL color model, #8E3EC9 has a hue of 274.53°, 56.28% saturation and 51.57% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#8E3EC9 is a medium, warm purple with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #8E3EC9 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #8E3EC9

RGB rgb(142, 62, 201)

HSL hsl(274.53 56.28% 51.57%)

OKLCH oklch(0.537286 0.207654 307.0546)

CSS --color: #8E3EC9;

Tints of #8E3EC9

Tints are lighter variations of #8E3EC9. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F4EAFF #DDBCFF #C88CFF #AE60EC #8E3EC9

Shades of #8E3EC9

Shades are darker variations of #8E3EC9. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#8E3EC9 #6F14A6 #4C0076 #2A0044 #0C0017

Tones of #8E3EC9

Tones reduce the chroma of #8E3EC9, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#8E3EC9 #874EB6 #8059A3 #796290 #73697C

Tonal range of #8E3EC9

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #8E3EC9 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F4EAFF #DDBCFF #C88CFF #AE60EC #8E3EC9 #6F14A6 #4C0076 #2A0044 #0C0017

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F4EAFF;
    --color-200: #DDBCFF;
    --color-300: #C88CFF;
    --color-400: #AE60EC;
    --color-500: #8E3EC9;
    --color-600: #6F14A6;
    --color-700: #4C0076;
    --color-800: #2A0044;
    --color-900: #0C0017;
}

Colors that go with #8E3EC9

Color harmonies for #8E3EC9 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#8E3EC9 #587C00

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#5656E2 #8E3EC9 #B22798

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#8E3EC9 #9B5E00 #007F77

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#8E3EC9 #806D00 #00834F

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#8E3EC9 #BF3800 #587C00 #007B92

CSS gradients with #8E3EC9

These gradients show how #8E3EC9 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#8E3EC9 #A973D9 #C5A2E8 #E2D1F4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8E3EC9, #A973D9, #C5A2E8, #E2D1F4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#8E3EC9 #5F2788 #34124C #0E0218 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8E3EC9, #5F2788, #34124C, #0E0218, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#8E3EC9 #2A65DA #007B92 #008167 #587C00

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8E3EC9, #2A65DA, #007B92, #008167, #587C00);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #8E3EC9. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.70:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.68:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1341 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #8E3EC9 as the background.

background-color: #8E3EC9;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #8E3EC9 in design

See how #8E3EC9 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#8E3EC9 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #8E3EC9 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DDBCFF

#8E3EC9

#2A0044

Colors similar to #8E3EC9

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #8E3EC9, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#A759E4 #7620AE #942BD8 #894BBA #7E46D4 #9C37BB #8A53E2 #8F28AE

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #8E3EC9 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #0064CD Deuteranopia #1567C6 Tritanopia #845D7F

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #8E3EC9 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 23.4183
Y: 13.4134
Z: 56.6024

CIELAB

L*: 43.3796
a*: 57.509
b*: -58.4345

OKLab

L: 0.537286
a: 0.125127
b: -0.165721

OKLCH

L: 0.537286
C: 0.207654
H: 307.0546°