#8E4AAE#8E4AAE

#8E4AAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.162 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4AAE
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 57.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, 45.64, -41.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 62.00, 317.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.112 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.162 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2428, 13.7049, 41.5625)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4AAE #6AAE4A

analogous

#5C4AAE #8E4AAE #AE4A9C

triadic

#8E4AAE #AE8E4A #4AAE8E

tetradic

#8E4AAE #AE5C4A #6AAE4A #4A9CAE

square

#8E4AAE #AE5C4A #6AAE4A #4A9CAE

split-complementary

#8E4AAE #9CAE4A #4AAE5C

monochromatic

#482558 #6B3883 #8E4AAE #A972C3 #C39DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#8E4AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8E4AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4AAE

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4AAE	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.162 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280c7',
    500: '#8e4aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4aae;
$custom-light: #b280c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.8,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53493,
    "c": 0.16236,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4AAE

secondary

#A1C292

accent

#D0587E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

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