#8E22B3#8E22B3

#8E22B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.217 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E22B3
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 179)
HSL	hsl(285, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 81%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 63.48, -54.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 83.38, 319.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1542 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.217 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8627, 10.1503, 43.5520)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E22B3 #47B322

analogous

#4622B3 #8E22B3 #B32290

triadic

#8E22B3 #B38E22 #22B38E

tetradic

#8E22B3 #B34622 #47B322 #2290B3

square

#8E22B3 #B34622 #47B322 #2290B3

split-complementary

#8E22B3 #90B322 #22B346

monochromatic

#3C0E4C #651880 #8E22B3 #B039D9 #C56CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8E22B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E22B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E22B3

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E22B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E22B3	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B456C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e22b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.217 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ccb',
    500: '#8e22b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e22b3;
$custom-light: #b46ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e22b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.69,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4951,
    "c": 0.21703,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E22B3

secondary

#80C968

accent

#EB3D69

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E22B3

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