#8B25AE#8B25AE

#8B25AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.209 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B25AE
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 78.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, 61.03, -51.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 80.13, 319.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.149 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.209 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9478, 9.8688, 40.9430)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B25AE #48AE25

analogous

#4725AE #8B25AE #AE258D

triadic

#8B25AE #AE8B25 #25AE8B

tetradic

#8B25AE #AE4725 #48AE25 #258DAE

square

#8B25AE #AE4725 #48AE25 #258DAE

split-complementary

#8B25AE #8DAE25 #25AE47

monochromatic

#3A1049 #631A7C #8B25AE #AE3BD5 #C36DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8B25AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B25AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B25AE

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B25AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B25AE	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b25ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.209 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc7',
    500: '#8b25ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b25ae;
$custom-light: #b16cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b25ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.672,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48949,
    "c": 0.20901,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B25AE

secondary

#80C668

accent

#E8406B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B25AE

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

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