#8E41AE#8E41AE

#8E41AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.176 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41AE
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 62.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 50.16, -44.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 67.14, 318.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1236 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.176 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6844, 12.5880, 41.3763)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41AE #61AE41

analogous

#5741AE #8E41AE #AE4198

triadic

#8E41AE #AE8E41 #41AE8E

tetradic

#8E41AE #AE5741 #61AE41 #4198AE

square

#8E41AE #AE5741 #61AE41 #4198AE

split-complementary

#8E41AE #98AE41 #41AE57

monochromatic

#452055 #6A3081 #8E41AE #AA66C6 #C393D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8E41AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8E41AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41AE

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41AE	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.176 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ac7',
    500: '#8e41ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41ae;
$custom-light: #b27ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.385,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52276,
    "c": 0.17596,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41AE

secondary

#9AC289

accent

#D55379

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41AE

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

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