#8E1EB2#8E1EB2
#8E1EB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.219 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1EB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 30, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 83.1%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.65, 64.41, -54.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.65, 84.19, 319.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.17% 0.1573 -0.1531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.17% 0.219 315.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6542, 9.8945, 42.9854) |
| Luminance | 0.0989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.04
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.55
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.46
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.79
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.98
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1EB2 #42B21E
analogous
#441EB2 #8E1EB2 #B21E8C
triadic
#8E1EB2 #B28E1E #1EB28E
tetradic
#8E1EB2 #B2441E #42B21E #1E8CB2
square
#8E1EB2 #B2441E #42B21E #1E8CB2
split-complementary
#8E1EB2 #8CB21E #1EB244
monochromatic
#3A0C49 #64157E #8E1EB2 #B331DC #C665E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.05
#8E1EB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#8E1EB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1EB2
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1EB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1EB2 | 1.00 | 7.05 | 2.98 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#185BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B436A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1eb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 30, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.219 315.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46aca',
500: '#8e1eb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1eb2; $custom-light: #b46aca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1eb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 30,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.405,
"s": 71.154,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49166,
"c": 0.21948,
"h": 315.8
},
"luminance": 0.09894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1EB2
secondary
#7BCA62
accent
#EE3A66
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6ECF8
border
#D0C7D1
text
#120713
muted
#817A82