#8E23BA#8E23BA

#8E23BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.222 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E23BA
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 186)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 81.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 64.55, -57.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 86.26, 318.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.152 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.222 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6177, 10.4987, 47.3852)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E23BA #4FBA23

analogous

#4323BA #8E23BA #BA239A

triadic

#8E23BA #BA8E23 #23BA8E

tetradic

#8E23BA #BA4323 #4FBA23 #239ABA

square

#8E23BA #BA4323 #4FBA23 #239ABA

split-complementary

#8E23BA #9ABA23 #23BA43

monochromatic

#3F1053 #671986 #8E23BA #AE3FDB #C373E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8E23BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8E23BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E23BA

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E23BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E23BA	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e23ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.222 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46cd0',
    500: '#8e23ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e23ba;
$custom-light: #b46cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e23ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.517,
    "s": 68.326,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50099,
    "c": 0.22214,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E23BA

secondary

#89CC6D

accent

#EB3D6F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E23BA

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

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