#8E2AA1#8E2AA1
#8E2AA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.194 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2AA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 42, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.81, 57.39, -43.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.81, 72.19, 322.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.91% 0.1499 -0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.91% 0.194 320.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4156, 9.9809, 34.6678) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.94
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.45
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.47
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.16
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.32
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2AA1 #3DA12A
analogous
#522AA1 #8E2AA1 #A12A79
triadic
#8E2AA1 #A18E2A #2AA18E
tetradic
#8E2AA1 #A1522A #3DA12A #2A79A1
square
#8E2AA1 #A1522A #3DA12A #2A79A1
split-complementary
#8E2AA1 #79A12A #2AA152
monochromatic
#381140 #631D70 #8E2AA1 #B53CCC #C86DD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#8E2AA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#8E2AA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2AA1
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2AA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2AA1 | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#375C9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F4163
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2aa1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.194 320.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36ebd',
500: '#8e2aa1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2aa1; $custom-light: #b36ebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2aa1",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 42,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.42,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48909,
"c": 0.19367,
"h": 320.7
},
"luminance": 0.0998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2AA1
secondary
#75C067
accent
#E2465F
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81