#8E4CAF#8E4CAF

#8E4CAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.160 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4CAF
RGB	rgb(142, 76, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 44.82, -41.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 61.32, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.1094 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.16 313)
XYZ	xyz(21.4763, 14.0154, 42.1230)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4CAF #6DAF4C

analogous

#5D4CAF #8E4CAF #AF4C9F

triadic

#8E4CAF #AF8E4C #4CAF8E

tetradic

#8E4CAF #AF5D4C #6DAF4C #4C9FAF

square

#8E4CAF #AF5D4C #6DAF4C #4C9FAF

split-complementary

#8E4CAF #9FAF4C #4CAF5D

monochromatic

#49275A #6B3984 #8E4CAF #A975C3 #C4A0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8E4CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8E4CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4CAF

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4CAF	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3065B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 76, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.160 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281c7',
    500: '#8e4caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4caf;
$custom-light: #b281c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 39.442,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5384,
    "c": 0.1603,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.14015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4CAF

secondary

#A4C294

accent

#CF5880

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4CAF

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

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