#8E4CAE#8E4CAE

#8E4CAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.159 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4CAE
RGB	rgb(142, 76, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 56%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 44.60, -41.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 60.81, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1094 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.159 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3785, 13.9762, 41.6077)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4CAE #6CAE4C

analogous

#5D4CAE #8E4CAE #AE4C9D

triadic

#8E4CAE #AE8E4C #4CAE8E

tetradic

#8E4CAE #AE5D4C #6CAE4C #4C9DAE

square

#8E4CAE #AE5D4C #6CAE4C #4C9DAE

split-complementary

#8E4CAE #9DAE4C #4CAE5D

monochromatic

#482759 #6B3983 #8E4CAE #A975C3 #C49FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8E4CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8E4CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4CAE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4CAE	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.159 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b181c6',
    500: '#8e4cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4cae;
$custom-light: #b181c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 39.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5378,
    "c": 0.1592,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4CAE

secondary

#A3C294

accent

#CF597F

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4CAE

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

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