#8A23AE#8A23AE

#8A23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.211 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A23AE
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 61.48, -52.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 80.88, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% 0.1494 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.211 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7210, 9.6620, 40.9150)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A23AE #47AE23

analogous

#4423AE #8A23AE #AE238C

triadic

#8A23AE #AE8A23 #23AE8A

tetradic

#8A23AE #AE4423 #47AE23 #238CAE

square

#8A23AE #AE4423 #47AE23 #238CAE

split-complementary

#8A23AE #8CAE23 #23AE44

monochromatic

#390F48 #62197B #8A23AE #AE37D7 #C26AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8A23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A23AE

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A23AE	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.211 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc7',
    500: '#8a23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a23ae;
$custom-light: #b16bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.46,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48653,
    "c": 0.21054,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A23AE

secondary

#7FC766

accent

#E93E6B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A23AE

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

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