#8E24B5#8E24B5

#8E24B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.217 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E24B5
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 67%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 80.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 63.26, -54.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 83.62, 319.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.1523 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.217 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1253, 10.3495, 44.6446)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E24B5 #4BB524

analogous

#4524B5 #8E24B5 #B52493

triadic

#8E24B5 #B58E24 #24B58E

tetradic

#8E24B5 #B54524 #4BB524 #2493B5

square

#8E24B5 #B54524 #4BB524 #2493B5

split-complementary

#8E24B5 #93B524 #24B545

monochromatic

#3E104F #661A82 #8E24B5 #AF3ED9 #C471E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8E24B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E24B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E24B5

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E24B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E24B5	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e24b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.217 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ccc',
    500: '#8e24b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e24b5;
$custom-light: #b46ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e24b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.862,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49802,
    "c": 0.21699,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E24B5

secondary

#85C96B

accent

#EA3E6C

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E24B5

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

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