#8E25B9#8E25B9

#8E25B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.220 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25B9
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 185)
HSL	hsl(283, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 80%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 63.74, -56.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 85.11, 318.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1508 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.22 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5723, 10.5774, 46.8475)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25B9 #50B925

analogous

#4425B9 #8E25B9 #B9259A

triadic

#8E25B9 #B98E25 #25B98E

tetradic

#8E25B9 #B94425 #50B925 #259AB9

square

#8E25B9 #B94425 #50B925 #259AB9

split-complementary

#8E25B9 #9AB925 #25B944

monochromatic

#401153 #671B86 #8E25B9 #AD42D9 #C375E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E25B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E25B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25B9

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25B9	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.220 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46dcf',
    500: '#8e25b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25b9;
$custom-light: #b46dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.568,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50171,
    "c": 0.21954,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25B9

secondary

#8ACB6F

accent

#EA3E70

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25B9

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