#8E3AAA#8E3AAA

#8E3AAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.182 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3AAA
RGB	rgb(142, 58, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 65.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 52.60, -44.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 68.93, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1321 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.182 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9230, 11.6799, 39.2274)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3AAA #56AA3A

analogous

#563AAA #8E3AAA #AA3A8E

triadic

#8E3AAA #AA8E3A #3AAA8E

tetradic

#8E3AAA #AA563A #56AA3A #3A8EAA

square

#8E3AAA #AA563A #56AA3A #3A8EAA

split-complementary

#8E3AAA #8EAA3A #3AAA56

monochromatic

#421B4F #682A7C #8E3AAA #AC5AC7 #C388D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8E3AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E3AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3AAA

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3AAA	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 58, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.182 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276c4',
    500: '#8e3aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3aaa;
$custom-light: #b276c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51163,
    "c": 0.18186,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3AAA

secondary

#90C17F

accent

#D94F72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3AAA

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

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