#8E38AE#8E38AE

#8E38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.188 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38AE
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 54.32, -47.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 71.86, 319.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% 0.1342 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.188 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2083, 11.6358, 41.2176)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38AE #58AE38

analogous

#5338AE #8E38AE #AE3893

triadic

#8E38AE #AE8E38 #38AE8E

tetradic

#8E38AE #AE5338 #58AE38 #3893AE

square

#8E38AE #AE5338 #58AE38 #3893AE

split-complementary

#8E38AE #93AE38 #38AE53

monochromatic

#421A51 #682980 #8E38AE #AB59CA #C388D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8E38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8E38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38AE

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38AE	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3662AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.188 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375c7',
    500: '#8e38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38ae;
$custom-light: #b375c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.729,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51191,
    "c": 0.18843,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38AE

secondary

#91C37F

accent

#DB4D73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38AE

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

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