#8E25A4#8E25A4

#8E25A4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.202 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25A4
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 164)
HSL	hsl(290, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 77.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 59.68, -46.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 75.51, 322.22°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.1542 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.202 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5169, 9.7552, 36.0224)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25A4 #3BA425

analogous

#4E25A4 #8E25A4 #A4257B

triadic

#8E25A4 #A48E25 #25A48E

tetradic

#8E25A4 #A44E25 #3BA425 #257BA4

square

#8E25A4 #A44E25 #3BA425 #257BA4

split-complementary

#8E25A4 #7BA425 #25A44E

monochromatic

#380E40 #631A72 #8E25A4 #B635D1 #C867DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8E25A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E25A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25A4

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25A4	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.202 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc0',
    500: '#8e25a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25a4;
$custom-light: #b36cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.606,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48681,
    "c": 0.20155,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25A4

secondary

#73C262

accent

#E6425E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25A4

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

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