#8E25A6#8E25A6

#8E25A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.203 H 319.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25A6
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 166)
HSL	hsl(289, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 77.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 60.06, -47.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 76.42, 321.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1539 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.203 319.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6989, 9.8280, 36.9811)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25A6 #3DA625

analogous

#4D25A6 #8E25A6 #A6257E

triadic

#8E25A6 #A68E25 #25A68E

tetradic

#8E25A6 #A64D25 #3DA625 #257EA6

square

#8E25A6 #A64D25 #3DA625 #257EA6

split-complementary

#8E25A6 #7EA625 #25A64D

monochromatic

#380F42 #631A74 #8E25A6 #B536D2 #C868DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8E25A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E25A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25A6

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25A6	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.203 319.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc1',
    500: '#8e25a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25a6;
$custom-light: #b36cc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.837,
    "s": 63.547,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48817,
    "c": 0.20324,
    "h": 319.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25A6

secondary

#75C364

accent

#E74160

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25A6

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

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