#8E4EAE#8E4EAE

#8E4EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.156 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4EAE
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 43.54, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 59.61, 316.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1066 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.156 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5184, 14.2561, 41.6543)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4EAE #6EAE4E

analogous

#5E4EAE #8E4EAE #AE4E9E

triadic

#8E4EAE #AE8E4E #4EAE8E

tetradic

#8E4EAE #AE5E4E #6EAE4E #4E9EAE

square

#8E4EAE #AE5E4E #6EAE4E #4E9EAE

split-complementary

#8E4EAE #9EAE4E #4EAE5E

monochromatic

#492859 #6C3B84 #8E4EAE #A977C2 #C4A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8E4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8E4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4EAE

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4EAE	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3466B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.156 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182c6',
    500: '#8e4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4eae;
$custom-light: #b182c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54073,
    "c": 0.156,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4EAE

secondary

#A5C296

accent

#CE5A81

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#110B13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4EAE

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

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