#8E4EAA#8E4EAA

#8E4EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.152 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EAA
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(282, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 42.66, -38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 57.59, 317.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.1063 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.152 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1342, 14.1024, 39.6312)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EAA #6AAA4E

analogous

#604EAA #8E4EAA #AA4E98

triadic

#8E4EAA #AA8E4E #4EAA8E

tetradic

#8E4EAA #AA604E #6AAA4E #4E98AA

square

#8E4EAA #AA604E #6AAA4E #4E98AA

split-complementary

#8E4EAA #98AA4E #4EAA60

monochromatic

#482856 #6B3B80 #8E4EAA #A975C0 #C39FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E4EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E4EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EAA

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EAA	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3865AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.152 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c4',
    500: '#8e4eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4eaa;
$custom-light: #b182c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53842,
    "c": 0.15156,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EAA

secondary

#A1C094

accent

#CD5B7E

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EAA

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

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