#8E22AE#8E22AE

#8E22AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.213 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E22AE
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 80.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 62.51, -51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 81.10, 320.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.1552 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.213 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3662, 9.9517, 40.9369)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E22AE #42AE22

analogous

#4822AE #8E22AE #AE2288

triadic

#8E22AE #AE8E22 #22AE8E

tetradic

#8E22AE #AE4822 #42AE22 #2288AE

square

#8E22AE #AE4822 #42AE22 #2288AE

split-complementary

#8E22AE #88AE22 #22AE48

monochromatic

#3A0E48 #64187B #8E22AE #B336D8 #C669E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8E22AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8E22AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E22AE

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E22AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E22AE	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e22ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.213 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46bc7',
    500: '#8e22ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e22ae;
$custom-light: #b46bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e22ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49148,
    "c": 0.21282,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E22AE

secondary

#7BC764

accent

#EA3E65

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E22AE

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

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