#8E24A6#8E24A6

#8E24A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.204 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E24A6
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 166)
HSL	hsl(289, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 78.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, 60.38, -47.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 76.78, 321.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1548 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.204 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6682, 9.7666, 36.9708)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E24A6 #3CA624

analogous

#4D24A6 #8E24A6 #A6247D

triadic

#8E24A6 #A68E24 #24A68E

tetradic

#8E24A6 #A64D24 #3CA624 #247DA6

square

#8E24A6 #A64D24 #3CA624 #247DA6

split-complementary

#8E24A6 #7DA624 #24A64D

monochromatic

#380E41 #631974 #8E24A6 #B634D3 #C866DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8E24A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E24A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E24A6

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E24A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E24A6	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e24a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.204 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc1',
    500: '#8e24a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e24a6;
$custom-light: #b36cc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e24a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.923,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48738,
    "c": 0.20422,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E24A6

secondary

#74C462

accent

#E7405F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E24A6

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

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