#8E24AF#8E24AF

#8E24AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.212 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E24AF
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 175)
HSL	hsl(286, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 79.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 62.10, -51.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 80.87, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1534 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.212 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5229, 10.1085, 41.4719)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E24AF #45AF24

analogous

#4824AF #8E24AF #AF248B

triadic

#8E24AF #AF8E24 #24AF8E

tetradic

#8E24AF #AF4824 #45AF24 #248BAF

square

#8E24AF #AF4824 #45AF24 #248BAF

split-complementary

#8E24AF #8BAF24 #24AF48

monochromatic

#3C0F49 #651A7C #8E24AF #B13AD6 #C56DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E24AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E24AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E24AF

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E24AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E24AF	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C446A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e24af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.212 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc8',
    500: '#8e24af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e24af;
$custom-light: #b36cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e24af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.755,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49368,
    "c": 0.21185,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E24AF

secondary

#7EC768

accent

#E93F67

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E24AF

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

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