#8E23B7#8E23B7

#8E23B7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.220 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23B7
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 183)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 80.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 63.96, -55.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 84.88, 318.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1527 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.22 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3021, 10.3725, 45.7232)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23B7 #4CB723

analogous

#4423B7 #8E23B7 #B72396

triadic

#8E23B7 #B78E23 #23B78E

tetradic

#8E23B7 #B74423 #4CB723 #2396B7

square

#8E23B7 #B74423 #4CB723 #2396B7

split-complementary

#8E23B7 #96B723 #23B744

monochromatic

#3E0F50 #661984 #8E23B7 #AF3DDA #C471E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8E23B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E23B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23B7

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23B7	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#125DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A486E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.220 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ccd',
    500: '#8e23b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23b7;
$custom-light: #b46ccd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.378,
    "s": 67.89,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49876,
    "c": 0.21957,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23B7

secondary

#86CA6B

accent

#EB3D6D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23B7

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