#8D23B2#8D23B2

#8D23B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.215 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D23B2
RGB	rgb(141, 35, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 80.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 62.80, -53.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 82.62, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1524 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.215 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6201, 10.0799, 43.0230)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D23B2 #48B223

analogous

#4623B2 #8D23B2 #B2238F

triadic

#8D23B2 #B28D23 #23B28D

tetradic

#8D23B2 #B24623 #48B223 #238FB2

square

#8D23B2 #B24623 #48B223 #238FB2

split-complementary

#8D23B2 #8FB223 #23B246

monochromatic

#3C0F4C #64197F #8D23B2 #AF3AD8 #C46DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8D23B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8D23B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D23B2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D23B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D23B2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d23b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.215 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cca',
    500: '#8d23b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d23b2;
$custom-light: #b36cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d23b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.476,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49368,
    "c": 0.21498,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D23B2

secondary

#81C968

accent

#EA3E6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D23B2

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

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