#8E49AF#8E49AF

#8E49AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.165 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49AF
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 58.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 46.38, -42.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 63.09, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1134 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.165 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.2744, 13.6116, 42.0557)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49AF #6AAF49

analogous

#5B49AF #8E49AF #AF499D

triadic

#8E49AF #AF8E49 #49AF8E

tetradic

#8E49AF #AF5B49 #6AAF49 #499DAF

square

#8E49AF #AF5B49 #6AAF49 #499DAF

split-complementary

#8E49AF #9DAF49 #49AF5B

monochromatic

#482559 #6B3784 #8E49AF #A971C4 #C39CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8E49AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8E49AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49AF

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49AF	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A63B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.165 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fc7',
    500: '#8e49af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49af;
$custom-light: #b27fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53412,
    "c": 0.16499,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49AF

secondary

#A1C291

accent

#D1577E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49AF

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

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