#8E32AE#8E32AE

#8E32AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.196 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E32AE
RGB	rgb(142, 50, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 56.86, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 74.72, 319.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.1407 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.196 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9347, 11.0887, 41.1265)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E32AE #52AE32

analogous

#5032AE #8E32AE #AE3290

triadic

#8E32AE #AE8E32 #32AE8E

tetradic

#8E32AE #AE5032 #52AE32 #3290AE

square

#8E32AE #AE5032 #52AE32 #3290AE

split-complementary

#8E32AE #90AE32 #32AE50

monochromatic

#40174F #67247E #8E32AE #AD50CD #C380DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8E32AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8E32AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E32AE

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E32AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E32AE	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4B6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e32ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.196 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372c7',
    500: '#8e32ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e32ae;
$custom-light: #b372c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e32ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.516,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50546,
    "c": 0.19601,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E32AE

secondary

#8CC478

accent

#DF4970

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E32AE

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

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