#8E23A6#8E23A6

#8E23A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.205 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23A6
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 166)
HSL	hsl(289, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 78.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.31, 60.70, -47.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.31, 77.14, 321.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% 0.1556 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.205 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6384, 9.7070, 36.9609)
Luminance	0.0971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23A6 #3BA623

analogous

#4D23A6 #8E23A6 #A6237C

triadic

#8E23A6 #A68E23 #23A68E

tetradic

#8E23A6 #A64D23 #3BA623 #237CA6

square

#8E23A6 #A64D23 #3BA623 #237CA6

split-complementary

#8E23A6 #7CA623 #23A64D

monochromatic

#380E41 #631873 #8E23A6 #B632D4 #C865DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#8E23A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8E23A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23A6

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23A6	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.205 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bc1',
    500: '#8e23a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23a6;
$custom-light: #b36bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.008,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48661,
    "c": 0.20518,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23A6

secondary

#73C461

accent

#E8405F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23A6

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

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