#8E25AB#8E25AB

#8E25AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.207 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25AB
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 78.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, 61.01, -49.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 78.69, 320.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1532 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.207 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1665, 10.0151, 39.4437)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25AB #42AB25

analogous

#4B25AB #8E25AB #AB2585

triadic

#8E25AB #AB8E25 #25AB8E

tetradic

#8E25AB #AB4B25 #42AB25 #2585AB

square

#8E25AB #AB4B25 #42AB25 #2585AB

split-complementary

#8E25AB #85AB25 #25AB4B

monochromatic

#3A0F46 #641A79 #8E25AB #B339D4 #C66BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8E25AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#8E25AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25AB

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25AB	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.207 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc5',
    500: '#8e25ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25ab;
$custom-light: #b36cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.015,
    "s": 64.423,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49163,
    "c": 0.20749,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25AB

secondary

#7BC567

accent

#E74065

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25AB

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

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