#8E31B8#8E31B8

#8E31B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.206 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E31B8
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 73.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 59.31, -53.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 79.90, 317.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1405 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.206 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9038, 11.4087, 46.4391)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E31B8 #5BB831

analogous

#4A31B8 #8E31B8 #B8319E

triadic

#8E31B8 #B88E31 #31B88E

tetradic

#8E31B8 #B84A31 #5BB831 #319EB8

square

#8E31B8 #B84A31 #5BB831 #319EB8

split-complementary

#8E31B8 #9EB831 #31B84A

monochromatic

#431757 #692488 #8E31B8 #AB55D2 #C385DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8E31B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8E31B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E31B8

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E31B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E31B8	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2361B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e31b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.206 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372ce',
    500: '#8e31b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e31b8;
$custom-light: #b372ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e31b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.333,
    "s": 57.94,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51137,
    "c": 0.20649,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E31B8

secondary

#94C87D

accent

#E14777

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E31B8

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

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