#8E22B4#8E22B4

#8E22B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.218 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E22B4
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 180)
HSL	hsl(284, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 81.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 63.67, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 83.84, 319.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.154 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.218 315)
XYZ	xyz(19.9642, 10.1909, 44.0866)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E22B4 #48B422

analogous

#4522B4 #8E22B4 #B42291

triadic

#8E22B4 #B48E22 #22B48E

tetradic

#8E22B4 #B44522 #48B422 #2291B4

square

#8E22B4 #B44522 #48B422 #2291B4

split-complementary

#8E22B4 #91B422 #22B445

monochromatic

#3D0F4D #651881 #8E22B4 #B03ADA #C56DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8E22B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E22B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E22B4

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E22B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E22B4	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B466C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e22b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.218 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ccb',
    500: '#8e22b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e22b4;
$custom-light: #b46ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e22b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.384,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49583,
    "c": 0.21789,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.1019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E22B4

secondary

#82CA68

accent

#EB3D6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E22B4

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