#8E21AE#8E21AE

#8E21AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.214 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E21AE
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 81%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 62.81, -51.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 81.44, 320.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.1559 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.214 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3380, 9.8953, 40.9276)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E21AE #41AE21

analogous

#4721AE #8E21AE #AE2187

triadic

#8E21AE #AE8E21 #21AE8E

tetradic

#8E21AE #AE4721 #41AE21 #2187AE

square

#8E21AE #AE4721 #41AE21 #2187AE

split-complementary

#8E21AE #87AE21 #21AE47

monochromatic

#3A0D47 #64177B #8E21AE #B334D8 #C667E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8E21AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8E21AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E21AE

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E21AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E21AE	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e21ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.214 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46bc7',
    500: '#8e21ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e21ae;
$custom-light: #b46bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e21ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.383,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49077,
    "c": 0.21369,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E21AE

secondary

#7AC863

accent

#EB3D64

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E21AE

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

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