#8E21C2#8E21C2

#8E21C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.231 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E21C2
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 194)
HSL	hsl(281, 71%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 83%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 83%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 66.72, -61.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 90.57, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1515 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.231 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4349, 10.7341, 51.9712)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E21C2 #55C221

analogous

#3E21C2 #8E21C2 #C221A6

triadic

#8E21C2 #C28E21 #21C28E

tetradic

#8E21C2 #C23E21 #55C221 #21A6C2

square

#8E21C2 #C23E21 #55C221 #21A6C2

split-complementary

#8E21C2 #A6C221 #21C23E

monochromatic

#410F59 #68188E #8E21C2 #AC41DF #C376E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8E21C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8E21C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E21C2

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E21C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E21C2	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e21c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.231 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56cd5',
    500: '#8e21c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e21c2;
$custom-light: #b56cd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e21c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.621,
    "s": 70.925,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50571,
    "c": 0.2306,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E21C2

secondary

#8FCF70

accent

#EE3A74

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E21C2

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