#8E25C6#8E25C6

#8E25C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.231 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E25C6
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 198)
HSL	hsl(279, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 81.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 66.37, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 91.12, 316.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1478 -0.1773)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.231 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0079, 11.1516, 54.4083)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E25C6 #5DC625

analogous

#3D25C6 #8E25C6 #C625AD

triadic

#8E25C6 #C68E25 #25C68E

tetradic

#8E25C6 #C63D25 #5DC625 #25ADC6

square

#8E25C6 #C63D25 #5DC625 #25ADC6

split-complementary

#8E25C6 #ADC625 #25C63D

monochromatic

#44125F #691B92 #8E25C6 #AA4BDD #C37EE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8E25C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8E25C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E25C6

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E25C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E25C6	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e25c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.231 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56ed8',
    500: '#8e25c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e25c6;
$custom-light: #b56ed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e25c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51159,
    "c": 0.23086,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E25C6

secondary

#96CF77

accent

#EB3C79

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E25C6

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

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