#8E4AAA#8E4AAA

#8E4AAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.158 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4AAA
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 56.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 44.77, -39.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 60.01, 318.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.1118 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.158 315)
XYZ	xyz(20.8587, 13.5513, 39.5393)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4AAA #66AA4A

analogous

#5E4AAA #8E4AAA #AA4A96

triadic

#8E4AAA #AA8E4A #4AAA8E

tetradic

#8E4AAA #AA5E4A #66AA4A #4A96AA

square

#8E4AAA #AA5E4A #66AA4A #4A96AA

split-complementary

#8E4AAA #96AA4A #4AAA5E

monochromatic

#472555 #6A377F #8E4AAA #A970C1 #C39BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8E4AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8E4AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4AAA

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4AAA	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3163AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.158 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180c4',
    500: '#8e4aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4aaa;
$custom-light: #b180c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53256,
    "c": 0.15801,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.13551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4AAA

secondary

#9EC090

accent

#CF597B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4AAA

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

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