#8E23AE#8E23AE

#8E23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.212 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23AE
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.86, 62.21, -51.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.86, 80.76, 320.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.1544 -0.1452)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.212 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3952, 10.0097, 40.9466)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23AE #43AE23

analogous

#4823AE #8E23AE #AE2388

triadic

#8E23AE #AE8E23 #23AE8E

tetradic

#8E23AE #AE4823 #43AE23 #2388AE

square

#8E23AE #AE4823 #43AE23 #2388AE

split-complementary

#8E23AE #88AE23 #23AE48

monochromatic

#3B0F48 #64197B #8E23AE #B237D7 #C66AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#8E23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8E23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23AE

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23AE	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.212 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc7',
    500: '#8e23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23ae;
$custom-light: #b36cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.187,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49222,
    "c": 0.21192,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23AE

secondary

#7CC766

accent

#E93E66

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23AE

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

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