#8E34AB#8E34AB

#8E34AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.191 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34AB
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 69.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 55.43, -46.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 72.38, 319.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1389 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.191 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7329, 11.1478, 39.6325)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34AB #51AB34

analogous

#5234AB #8E34AB #AB348C

triadic

#8E34AB #AB8E34 #34AB8E

tetradic

#8E34AB #AB5234 #51AB34 #348CAB

square

#8E34AB #AB5234 #51AB34 #348CAB

split-complementary

#8E34AB #8CAB34 #34AB52

monochromatic

#40174D #67267C #8E34AB #AD52CA #C381D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8E34AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8E34AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34AB

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34AB	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)

#0058AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3560A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.191 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b373c5',
    500: '#8e34ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34ab;
$custom-light: #b373c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.378,
    "s": 53.363,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50555,
    "c": 0.19073,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34AB

secondary

#8BC279

accent

#DD4B6F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34AB

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

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