#8E23B9#8E23B9

#8E23B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.221 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23B9
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 185)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 81.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 64.35, -56.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 85.80, 318.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.1523 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.221 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5118, 10.4563, 46.8273)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23B9 #4EB923

analogous

#4323B9 #8E23B9 #B92399

triadic

#8E23B9 #B98E23 #23B98E

tetradic

#8E23B9 #B94323 #4EB923 #2399B9

square

#8E23B9 #B94323 #4EB923 #2399B9

split-complementary

#8E23B9 #99B923 #23B943

monochromatic

#3F1052 #661986 #8E23B9 #AE3FDB #C472E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E23B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E23B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23B9

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23B9	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.221 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ccf',
    500: '#8e23b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23b9;
$custom-light: #b46ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.8,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50024,
    "c": 0.22129,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23B9

secondary

#88CB6D

accent

#EB3D6F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23B9

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

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