#8E22B5#8E22B5

#8E22B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.219 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E22B5
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 81.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 63.86, -55.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 84.29, 319.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1538 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.219 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0664, 10.2318, 44.6250)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E22B5 #49B522

analogous

#4522B5 #8E22B5 #B52292

triadic

#8E22B5 #B58E22 #22B58E

tetradic

#8E22B5 #B54522 #49B522 #2292B5

square

#8E22B5 #B54522 #49B522 #2292B5

split-complementary

#8E22B5 #92B522 #22B545

monochromatic

#3D0F4E #661881 #8E22B5 #B03ADA #C46EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8E22B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E22B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E22B5

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E22B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E22B5	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A466D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e22b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.219 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ccc',
    500: '#8e22b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e22b5;
$custom-light: #b46ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e22b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.082,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49656,
    "c": 0.21873,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E22B5

secondary

#83CA69

accent

#EB3D6B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E22B5

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

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