#8E4EA4#8E4EA4

#8E4EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.145 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EA4
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 164)
HSL	hsl(285, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(285, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 41.36, -35.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 54.60, 319.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.1057 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.145 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5796, 13.8806, 36.7099)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EA4 #64A44E

analogous

#634EA4 #8E4EA4 #A44E8F

triadic

#8E4EA4 #A48E4E #4EA48E

tetradic

#8E4EA4 #A4634E #64A44E #4E8FA4

square

#8E4EA4 #A4634E #64A44E #4E8FA4

split-complementary

#8E4EA4 #8FA44E #4EA463

monochromatic

#462751 #6A3A7B #8E4EA4 #AA73BC #C39CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8E4EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8E4EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EA4

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EA4	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)

#3C64A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506AA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.145 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182bf',
    500: '#8e4ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4ea4;
$custom-light: #b182bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.651,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53504,
    "c": 0.14495,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EA4

secondary

#9CBD91

accent

#CC5C79

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EA4

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

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