#8E31AE#8E31AE

#8E31AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.197 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E31AE
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 57.26, -48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 75.18, 319.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1417 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.197 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.8924, 11.0042, 41.1124)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E31AE #51AE31

analogous

#4F31AE #8E31AE #AE318F

triadic

#8E31AE #AE8E31 #31AE8E

tetradic

#8E31AE #AE4F31 #51AE31 #318FAE

square

#8E31AE #AE4F31 #51AE31 #318FAE

split-complementary

#8E31AE #8FAE31 #31AE4F

monochromatic

#40164E #67247E #8E31AE #AD4FCD #C37FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8E31AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8E31AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E31AE

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E31AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E31AE	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e31ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.197 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372c7',
    500: '#8e31ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e31ae;
$custom-light: #b372c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e31ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.64,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50445,
    "c": 0.1972,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.11003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E31AE

secondary

#8BC477

accent

#DF486F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E31AE

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

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