#8E38AF#8E38AF

#8E38AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.189 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38AF
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 54.53, -47.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 72.34, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1342 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.189 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3061, 11.6750, 41.7330)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38AF #59AF38

analogous

#5238AF #8E38AF #AF3895

triadic

#8E38AF #AF8E38 #38AF8E

tetradic

#8E38AF #AF5238 #59AF38 #3895AF

square

#8E38AF #AF5238 #59AF38 #3895AF

split-complementary

#8E38AF #95AF38 #38AF52

monochromatic

#431A52 #682981 #8E38AF #AB5ACA #C388D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8E38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8E38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38AF

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38AF	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.189 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375c7',
    500: '#8e38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38af;
$custom-light: #b375c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.361,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51257,
    "c": 0.1894,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38AF

secondary

#92C380

accent

#DB4D74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38AF

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

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