#8E4BA7#8E4BA7

#8E4BA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.153 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4BA7
RGB	rgb(142, 75, 167)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 55.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 43.60, -38.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 57.92, 318.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.1102 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.153 316)
XYZ	xyz(20.6454, 13.5736, 38.0842)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4BA7 #64A74B

analogous

#604BA7 #8E4BA7 #A74B92

triadic

#8E4BA7 #A78E4B #4BA78E

tetradic

#8E4BA7 #A7604B #64A74B #4B92A7

square

#8E4BA7 #A7604B #64A74B #4B92A7

split-complementary

#8E4BA7 #92A74B #4BA760

monochromatic

#462553 #6A387D #8E4BA7 #AA70BF #C39BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8E4BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8E4BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4BA7

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4BA7	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3563AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C69A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 75, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.153 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180c1',
    500: '#8e4ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ba7;
$custom-light: #b180c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.696,
    "s": 38.017,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53227,
    "c": 0.15316,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.13573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4BA7

secondary

#9CBE8F

accent

#CE5A79

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4BA7

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