#8E25AE#8E25AE

#8E25AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.210 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25AE
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 78.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 61.59, -51.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 80.06, 320.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1528 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.21 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4557, 10.1307, 40.9668)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25AE #45AE25

analogous

#4925AE #8E25AE #AE258A

triadic

#8E25AE #AE8E25 #25AE8E

tetradic

#8E25AE #AE4925 #45AE25 #258AAE

square

#8E25AE #AE4925 #45AE25 #258AAE

split-complementary

#8E25AE #8AAE25 #25AE49

monochromatic

#3C1049 #651A7C #8E25AE #B13BD5 #C56DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8E25AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E25AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25AE

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25AE	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C446A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.210 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cc7',
    500: '#8e25ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25ae;
$custom-light: #b36cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.985,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49374,
    "c": 0.21006,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25AE

secondary

#7EC668

accent

#E84067

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25AE

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

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