#8E25A3#8E25A3

#8E25A3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.201 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25A3
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 163)
HSL	hsl(290, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 77.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 59.50, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 75.06, 322.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.1543 -0.1284)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.201 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4269, 9.7192, 35.5486)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25A3 #3AA325

analogous

#4F25A3 #8E25A3 #A32579

triadic

#8E25A3 #A38E25 #25A38E

tetradic

#8E25A3 #A34F25 #3AA325 #2579A3

square

#8E25A3 #A34F25 #3AA325 #2579A3

split-complementary

#8E25A3 #79A325 #25A34F

monochromatic

#370E3F #631A71 #8E25A3 #B734D1 #C966DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8E25A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8E25A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25A3

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25A3	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.201 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cbf',
    500: '#8e25a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25a3;
$custom-light: #b36cbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 63,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48614,
    "c": 0.2007,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25A3

secondary

#72C262

accent

#E6425D

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25A3

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

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