#8B23AE#8B23AE

#8B23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.211 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B23AE
RGB	rgb(139, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.39, 61.66, -52.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.39, 80.85, 319.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.1506 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.211 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8872, 9.7478, 40.9228)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B23AE #46AE23

analogous

#4523AE #8B23AE #AE238B

triadic

#8B23AE #AE8B23 #23AE8B

tetradic

#8B23AE #AE4523 #46AE23 #238BAE

square

#8B23AE #AE4523 #46AE23 #238BAE

split-complementary

#8B23AE #8BAE23 #23AE45

monochromatic

#3A0F48 #62197B #8B23AE #AF37D7 #C36AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8B23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8B23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B23AE

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B23AE	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.211 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc7',
    500: '#8b23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b23ae;
$custom-light: #b16bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.892,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48794,
    "c": 0.21088,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B23AE

secondary

#7EC766

accent

#E93E69

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B23AE

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

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