#8D23B5#8D23B5

#8D23B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.218 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D23B5
RGB	rgb(141, 35, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 80.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 63.39, -55.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 84.00, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.1518 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.218 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9246, 10.2017, 44.6267)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D23B5 #4BB523

analogous

#4423B5 #8D23B5 #B52394

triadic

#8D23B5 #B58D23 #23B58D

tetradic

#8D23B5 #B54423 #4BB523 #2394B5

square

#8D23B5 #B54423 #4BB523 #2394B5

split-complementary

#8D23B5 #94B523 #23B544

monochromatic

#3D0F4E #651982 #8D23B5 #AE3CD9 #C36FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8D23B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8D23B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D23B5

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D23B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D23B5	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d23b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.218 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ccc',
    500: '#8d23b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d23b5;
$custom-light: #b36ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d23b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.562,
    "s": 67.593,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49588,
    "c": 0.21755,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D23B5

secondary

#84CA6A

accent

#EA3D6D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D23B5

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

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