#8E4FA5#8E4FA5

#8E4FA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.144 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4FA5
RGB	rgb(142, 79, 165)
HSL	hsl(284, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(284, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 52.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 41.03, -35.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 54.48, 318.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1044 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.144 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7418, 14.0600, 37.2113)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4FA5 #66A54F

analogous

#634FA5 #8E4FA5 #A54F91

triadic

#8E4FA5 #A58E4F #4FA58E

tetradic

#8E4FA5 #A5634F #66A54F #4F91A5

square

#8E4FA5 #A5634F #66A54F #4F91A5

split-complementary

#8E4FA5 #91A54F #4FA563

monochromatic

#472752 #6A3B7C #8E4FA5 #A975BD #C39ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8E4FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8E4FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4FA5

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4FA5	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D65A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 79, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.144 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b183c0',
    500: '#8e4fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4fa5;
$custom-light: #b183c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.953,
    "s": 35.246,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53711,
    "c": 0.14437,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4FA5

secondary

#9EBD92

accent

#CB5D7A

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF7

border

#D0CAD0

text

#110B12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4FA5

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

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