#8F23A6#8F23A6

#8F23A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.206 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F23A6
RGB	rgb(143, 35, 166)
HSL	hsl(289, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 78.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, 60.89, -47.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 77.12, 322.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.1568 -0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.206 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8108, 9.7958, 36.9690)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F23A6 #3AA623

analogous

#4E23A6 #8F23A6 #A6237B

triadic

#8F23A6 #A68F23 #23A68F

tetradic

#8F23A6 #A64E23 #3AA623 #237BA6

square

#8F23A6 #A64E23 #3AA623 #237BA6

split-complementary

#8F23A6 #7BA623 #23A64E

monochromatic

#380E41 #631873 #8F23A6 #B732D4 #C965DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8F23A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8F23A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F23A6

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F23A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F23A6	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3F65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f23a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 35, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.206 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46bc1',
    500: '#8f23a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f23a6;
$custom-light: #b46bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f23a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.466,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48808,
    "c": 0.20556,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F23A6

secondary

#72C461

accent

#E8405D

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#120712

muted

#817A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F23A6

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

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