#8E2AA0#8E2AA0

#8E2AA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.193 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA0
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(291, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(291, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.2%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.74, 57.20, -43.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.74, 71.74, 322.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.15 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.193 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3277, 9.9458, 34.2052)
Luminance	0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA0 #3CA02A

analogous

#532AA0 #8E2AA0 #A02A77

triadic

#8E2AA0 #A08E2A #2AA08E

tetradic

#8E2AA0 #A0532A #3CA02A #2A77A0

square

#8E2AA0 #A0532A #3CA02A #2A77A0

split-complementary

#8E2AA0 #77A02A #2AA053

monochromatic

#38113F #631D70 #8E2AA0 #B63CCC #C86CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#8E2AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8E2AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA0

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA0	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.193 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ebd',
    500: '#8e2aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa0;
$custom-light: #b36ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.847,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48844,
    "c": 0.19279,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA0

secondary

#74BF67

accent

#E2465E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA0

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

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