#8E41B0#8E41B0

#8E41B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E41B0
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 176)
HSL	hsl(282, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 63.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 50.59, -45.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 68.12, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1236 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.178 314)
XYZ	xyz(20.8808, 12.6666, 42.4108)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E41B0 #63B041

analogous

#5741B0 #8E41B0 #B0419A

triadic

#8E41B0 #B08E41 #41B08E

tetradic

#8E41B0 #B05741 #63B041 #419AB0

square

#8E41B0 #B05741 #63B041 #419AB0

split-complementary

#8E41B0 #9AB041 #41B057

monochromatic

#462057 #6A3083 #8E41B0 #AA67C7 #C394D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8E41B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8E41B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E41B0

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E41B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E41B0	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e41b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ac8',
    500: '#8e41b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e41b0;
$custom-light: #b27ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e41b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.622,
    "s": 46.058,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52402,
    "c": 0.17801,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.12666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E41B0

secondary

#9BC38A

accent

#D6527A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E41B0

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

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