#8E20AE#8E20AE

#8E20AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.215 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E20AE
RGB	rgb(142, 32, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 81.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.55, 63.10, -51.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.55, 81.76, 320.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.1566 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.215 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3107, 9.8406, 40.9184)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E20AE #40AE20

analogous

#4720AE #8E20AE #AE2087

triadic

#8E20AE #AE8E20 #20AE8E

tetradic

#8E20AE #AE4720 #40AE20 #2087AE

square

#8E20AE #AE4720 #40AE20 #2087AE

split-complementary

#8E20AE #87AE20 #20AE47

monochromatic

#3A0D47 #64167A #8E20AE #B432D9 #C766E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8E20AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E20AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E20AE

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E20AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E20AE	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e20ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.215 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46bc7',
    500: '#8e20ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e20ae;
$custom-light: #b46bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e20ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.479,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49007,
    "c": 0.21453,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E20AE

secondary

#79C862

accent

#EC3C64

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E20AE

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

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