#8E22B2#8E22B2

#8E22B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.216 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E22B2
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 178)
HSL	hsl(285, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 80.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 63.28, -53.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 82.92, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1544 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.216 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.7619, 10.1100, 43.0213)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E22B2 #46B222

analogous

#4622B2 #8E22B2 #B2228E

triadic

#8E22B2 #B28E22 #22B28E

tetradic

#8E22B2 #B24622 #46B222 #228EB2

square

#8E22B2 #B24622 #46B222 #228EB2

split-complementary

#8E22B2 #8EB222 #22B246

monochromatic

#3C0E4B #65187F #8E22B2 #B138D9 #C56CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E22B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E22B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E22B2

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E22B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E22B2	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e22b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.216 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46cca',
    500: '#8e22b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e22b2;
$custom-light: #b46cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e22b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49437,
    "c": 0.21619,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E22B2

secondary

#7FC967

accent

#EB3D68

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E22B2

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