#8E24B2#8E24B2

#8E24B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.214 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E24B2
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 178)
HSL	hsl(285, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 79.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 62.68, -53.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 82.24, 319.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1529 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.214 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8208, 10.2277, 43.0409)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E24B2 #48B224

analogous

#4724B2 #8E24B2 #B2248F

triadic

#8E24B2 #B28E24 #24B28E

tetradic

#8E24B2 #B24724 #48B224 #248FB2

square

#8E24B2 #B24724 #48B224 #248FB2

split-complementary

#8E24B2 #8FB224 #24B247

monochromatic

#3D0F4C #651A7F #8E24B2 #B03CD8 #C56FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8E24B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E24B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E24B2

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E24B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E24B2	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B466C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e24b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.214 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46cca',
    500: '#8e24b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e24b2;
$custom-light: #b46cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e24b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.789,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49584,
    "c": 0.21442,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E24B2

secondary

#82C869

accent

#E93F6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E24B2

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