#8E34AE#8E34AE

#8E34AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.194 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34AE
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 70.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 56.04, -48.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 73.80, 319.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1386 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.194 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0221, 11.2635, 41.1556)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34AE #54AE34

analogous

#5134AE #8E34AE #AE3491

triadic

#8E34AE #AE8E34 #34AE8E

tetradic

#8E34AE #AE5134 #54AE34 #3491AE

square

#8E34AE #AE5134 #54AE34 #3491AE

split-complementary

#8E34AE #91AE34 #34AE51

monochromatic

#411850 #68267F #8E34AE #AC53CC #C383DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8E34AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8E34AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34AE

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34AE	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3261AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4C6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.194 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b373c7',
    500: '#8e34ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34ae;
$custom-light: #b373c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.262,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50754,
    "c": 0.19355,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34AE

secondary

#8EC37B

accent

#DD4A71

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34AE

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

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