#8E4BAF#8E4BAF

#8E4BAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.162 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4BAF
RGB	rgb(142, 75, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 57.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 45.34, -42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 61.91, 317.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% 0.1107 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.162 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4079, 13.8786, 42.1002)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4BAF #6CAF4B

analogous

#5C4BAF #8E4BAF #AF4B9E

triadic

#8E4BAF #AF8E4B #4BAF8E

tetradic

#8E4BAF #AF5C4B #6CAF4B #4B9EAF

square

#8E4BAF #AF5C4B #6CAF4B #4B9EAF

split-complementary

#8E4BAF #9EAF4B #4BAF5C

monochromatic

#482659 #6B3984 #8E4BAF #A974C3 #C49FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8E4BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8E4BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4BAF

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4BAF	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E65B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 75, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.162 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280c7',
    500: '#8e4baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4baf;
$custom-light: #b280c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.2,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53696,
    "c": 0.16187,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4BAF

secondary

#A3C293

accent

#D05880

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4BAF

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