#8C25AE#8C25AE

#8C25AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.209 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C25AE
RGB	rgb(140, 37, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 78.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 61.21, -51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 80.11, 319.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1503 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.209 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1156, 9.9553, 40.9508)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C25AE #47AE25

analogous

#4725AE #8C25AE #AE258C

triadic

#8C25AE #AE8C25 #25AE8C

tetradic

#8C25AE #AE4725 #47AE25 #258CAE

square

#8C25AE #AE4725 #47AE25 #258CAE

split-complementary

#8C25AE #8CAE25 #25AE47

monochromatic

#3B1049 #631A7C #8C25AE #AF3BD5 #C46DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8C25AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8C25AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C25AE

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C25AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C25AE	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c25ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 37, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.209 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cc7',
    500: '#8c25ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c25ae;
$custom-light: #b26cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c25ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.109,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4909,
    "c": 0.20936,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C25AE

secondary

#80C668

accent

#E8406A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C25AE

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

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