#8E25B2#8E25B2

#8E25B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.213 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25B2
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 178)
HSL	hsl(285, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 79.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.36, 62.36, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.36, 81.89, 319.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1521 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.214 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8515, 10.2890, 43.0511)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25B2 #49B225

analogous

#4825B2 #8E25B2 #B2258F

triadic

#8E25B2 #B28E25 #25B28E

tetradic

#8E25B2 #B24825 #49B225 #258FB2

square

#8E25B2 #B24825 #49B225 #258FB2

split-complementary

#8E25B2 #8FB225 #25B248

monochromatic

#3D104D #661A7F #8E25B2 #B03DD7 #C470E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8E25B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E25B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25B2

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25B2	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B466C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.213 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46dca',
    500: '#8e25b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25b2;
$custom-light: #b46dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.681,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4966,
    "c": 0.2135,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25B2

secondary

#83C86B

accent

#E93F6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25B2

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