#8E20BB#8E20BB

#8E20BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.225 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E20BB
RGB	rgb(142, 32, 187)
HSL	hsl(283, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 65.61, -58.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 87.68, 318.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.1539 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.225 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6399, 10.3723, 47.9189)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E20BB #4DBB20

analogous

#4120BB #8E20BB #BB209A

triadic

#8E20BB #BB8E20 #20BB8E

tetradic

#8E20BB #BB4120 #4DBB20 #209ABB

square

#8E20BB #BB4120 #4DBB20 #209ABB

split-complementary

#8E20BB #9ABB20 #20BB41

monochromatic

#3F0E52 #661787 #8E20BB #AE3BDD #C46FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8E20BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E20BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E20BB

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E20BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E20BB	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e20bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.225 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46bd0',
    500: '#8e20bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e20bb;
$custom-light: #b46bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e20bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.581,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49968,
    "c": 0.22544,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E20BB

secondary

#87CD6A

accent

#EE3A6E

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E20BB

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

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