#8E34BA#8E34BA

#8E34BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E34BA
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 72%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 58.53, -53.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 79.51, 317.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1373 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.205 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.2446, 11.7525, 47.5942)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E34BA #60BA34

analogous

#4B34BA #8E34BA #BA34A3

triadic

#8E34BA #BA8E34 #34BA8E

tetradic

#8E34BA #BA4B34 #60BA34 #34A3BA

square

#8E34BA #BA4B34 #60BA34 #34A3BA

split-complementary

#8E34BA #A3BA34 #34BA4B

monochromatic

#45195A #69278A #8E34BA #AA5AD1 #C38ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8E34BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8E34BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E34BA

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E34BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E34BA	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2362B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e34ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374cf',
    500: '#8e34ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e34ba;
$custom-light: #b374cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e34ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.299,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51578,
    "c": 0.20492,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E34BA

secondary

#99C881

accent

#E0487A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E34BA

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

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