#8E16B4#8E16B4

#8E16B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.227 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E16B4
RGB	rgb(142, 22, 180)
HSL	hsl(286, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 66.69, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 87.22, 319.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.1615 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.227 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6791, 9.6207, 43.9915)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E16B4 #3CB416

analogous

#3F16B4 #8E16B4 #B4168B

triadic

#8E16B4 #B48E16 #16B48E

tetradic

#8E16B4 #B43F16 #3CB416 #168BB4

square

#8E16B4 #B43F16 #3CB416 #168BB4

split-complementary

#8E16B4 #8BB416 #16B43F

monochromatic

#380947 #630F7D #8E16B4 #B623E4 #C85AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#8E16B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8E16B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E16B4

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E16B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E16B4	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#075AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B416A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e16b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 22, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.227 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b468cb',
    500: '#8e16b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e16b4;
$custom-light: #b468cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e16b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.57,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48864,
    "c": 0.22662,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E16B4

secondary

#74CE58

accent

#F53362

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E16B4

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

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