#8E23A0#8E23A0

#8E23A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.200 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23A0
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 160)
HSL	hsl(291, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(291, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 59.59, -44.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 74.45, 323.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.1563 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.2 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1008, 9.4919, 34.1296)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23A0 #35A023

analogous

#4F23A0 #8E23A0 #A02373

triadic

#8E23A0 #A08E23 #23A08E

tetradic

#8E23A0 #A04F23 #35A023 #2373A0

square

#8E23A0 #A04F23 #35A023 #2373A0

split-complementary

#8E23A0 #73A023 #23A04F

monochromatic

#350D3C #61186E #8E23A0 #BA2FD1 #CB61DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8E23A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E23A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23A0

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23A0	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.200 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bbd',
    500: '#8e23a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23a0;
$custom-light: #b36bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.36,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48254,
    "c": 0.20017,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23A0

secondary

#6CC15D

accent

#E74159

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23A0

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

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