#8E15B4#8E15B4

#8E15B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.227 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E15B4
RGB	rgb(142, 21, 180)
HSL	hsl(286, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(286, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 88.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 66.89, -56.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 87.45, 319.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1621 -0.1593)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.227 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6604, 9.5832, 43.9853)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E15B4 #3BB415

analogous

#3E15B4 #8E15B4 #B4158B

triadic

#8E15B4 #B48E15 #15B48E

tetradic

#8E15B4 #B43E15 #3BB415 #158BB4

square

#8E15B4 #B43E15 #3BB415 #158BB4

split-complementary

#8E15B4 #8BB415 #15B43E

monochromatic

#380846 #630F7D #8E15B4 #B621E5 #C858EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8E15B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8E15B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E15B4

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E15B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E15B4	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B416A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e15b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 21, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.227 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b468cb',
    500: '#8e15b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e15b4;
$custom-light: #b468cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e15b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.66,
    "s": 79.104,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48816,
    "c": 0.22721,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E15B4

secondary

#73CF56

accent

#F63261

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E15B4

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

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