#8E2A9B#8E2A9B

#8E2A9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.188 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2A9B
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 155)
HSL	hsl(293, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(293, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.43, 56.27, -40.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.43, 69.49, 324.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.1503 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.188 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8991, 9.7743, 31.9478)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2A9B #379B2A

analogous

#552A9B #8E2A9B #9B2A6F

triadic

#8E2A9B #9B8E2A #2A9B8E

tetradic

#8E2A9B #9B552A #379B2A #2A6F9B

square

#8E2A9B #9B552A #379B2A #2A6F9B

split-complementary

#8E2A9B #6F9B2A #2A9B55

monochromatic

#36103B #621D6B #8E2A9B #B939C9 #CA69D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8E2A9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E2A9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2A9B

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2A9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2A9B	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2a9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.188 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36eb9',
    500: '#8e2a9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2a9b;
$custom-light: #b36eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2a9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.097,
    "s": 57.36,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48523,
    "c": 0.18848,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2A9B

secondary

#6EBD64

accent

#E14759

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2A9B

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

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