#8E23B2#8E23B2

#8E23B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.215 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23B2
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 178)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 80.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 62.98, -53.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 82.59, 319.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1537 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.215 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7909, 10.1680, 43.0310)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23B2 #47B223

analogous

#4723B2 #8E23B2 #B2238F

triadic

#8E23B2 #B28E23 #23B28E

tetradic

#8E23B2 #B24723 #47B223 #238FB2

square

#8E23B2 #B24723 #47B223 #238FB2

split-complementary

#8E23B2 #8FB223 #23B247

monochromatic

#3C0F4C #65197F #8E23B2 #B03AD8 #C56DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8E23B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E23B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23B2

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23B2	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.215 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46cca',
    500: '#8e23b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23b2;
$custom-light: #b46cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.895,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49509,
    "c": 0.21531,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23B2

secondary

#80C968

accent

#EA3E69

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23B2

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