#8E31BB#8E31BB

#8E31BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.209 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E31BB
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 59.93, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 81.33, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% 0.1401 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.209 312)
XYZ	xyz(21.2216, 11.5358, 48.1128)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E31BB #5EBB31

analogous

#4931BB #8E31BB #BB31A3

triadic

#8E31BB #BB8E31 #31BB8E

tetradic

#8E31BB #BB4931 #5EBB31 #31A3BB

square

#8E31BB #BB4931 #5EBB31 #31A3BB

split-complementary

#8E31BB #A3BB31 #31BB49

monochromatic

#44185A #69248B #8E31BB #AA56D3 #C387E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8E31BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E31BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E31BB

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E31BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E31BB	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e31bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.209 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472d0',
    500: '#8e31bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e31bb;
$custom-light: #b472d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e31bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5135,
    "c": 0.20928,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.11535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E31BB

secondary

#97C97F

accent

#E24679

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E31BB

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

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