#8E37AE#8E37AE

#8E37AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.190 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37AE
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 54.76, -47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 72.35, 319.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.1354 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.19 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1603, 11.5399, 41.2016)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37AE #57AE37

analogous

#5337AE #8E37AE #AE3792

triadic

#8E37AE #AE8E37 #37AE8E

tetradic

#8E37AE #AE5337 #57AE37 #3792AE

square

#8E37AE #AE5337 #57AE37 #3792AE

split-complementary

#8E37AE #92AE37 #37AE53

monochromatic

#421A51 #68287F #8E37AE #AB58CA #C386D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8E37AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E37AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37AE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37AE	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)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.190 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375c7',
    500: '#8e37ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37ae;
$custom-light: #b375c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.866,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51079,
    "c": 0.18974,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37AE

secondary

#90C37E

accent

#DB4C73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37AE

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

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