#8E25AA#8E25AA

#8E25AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.207 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25AA
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 78.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 60.82, -49.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 78.23, 321.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1534 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.207 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0716, 9.9771, 38.9436)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25AA #41AA25

analogous

#4B25AA #8E25AA #AA2584

triadic

#8E25AA #AA8E25 #25AA8E

tetradic

#8E25AA #AA4B25 #41AA25 #2584AA

square

#8E25AA #AA4B25 #41AA25 #2584AA

split-complementary

#8E25AA #84AA25 #25AA4B

monochromatic

#3A0F45 #641A78 #8E25AA #B338D4 #C66BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8E25AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8E25AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25AA

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25AA	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.207 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc4',
    500: '#8e25aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25aa;
$custom-light: #b36cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.368,
    "s": 64.251,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49093,
    "c": 0.20664,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25AA

secondary

#7AC566

accent

#E74164

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25AA

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

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