#8E20C3#8E20C3

#8E20C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.232 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E20C3
RGB	rgb(142, 32, 195)
HSL	hsl(280, 72%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 84%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 83.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 67.19, -61.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 91.33, 317.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.1519 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.232 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5202, 10.7245, 52.5556)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E20C3 #55C320

analogous

#3D20C3 #8E20C3 #C320A7

triadic

#8E20C3 #C38E20 #20C38E

tetradic

#8E20C3 #C33D20 #55C320 #20A7C3

square

#8E20C3 #C33D20 #55C320 #20A7C3

split-complementary

#8E20C3 #A7C320 #20C33D

monochromatic

#410F5A #68178E #8E20C3 #AC40E0 #C375E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8E20C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8E20C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E20C3

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E20C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E20C3	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e20c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.232 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56cd6',
    500: '#8e20c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e20c3;
$custom-light: #b56cd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e20c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.491,
    "s": 71.806,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50584,
    "c": 0.23221,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E20C3

secondary

#8FCF6F

accent

#EF3974

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E20C3

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

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