#8E2AA2#8E2AA2

#8E2AA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.195 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA2
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 162)
HSL	hsl(290, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, 57.58, -44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 72.65, 322.43°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% 0.1498 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.195 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5041, 10.0163, 35.1341)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA2 #3EA22A

analogous

#522AA2 #8E2AA2 #A22A7A

triadic

#8E2AA2 #A28E2A #2AA28E

tetradic

#8E2AA2 #A2522A #3EA22A #2A7AA2

square

#8E2AA2 #A2522A #3EA22A #2A7AA2

split-complementary

#8E2AA2 #7AA22A #2AA252

monochromatic

#391141 #631D71 #8E2AA2 #B53DCD #C76DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8E2AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#8E2AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA2

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA2	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.195 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ebe',
    500: '#8e2aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa2;
$custom-light: #b36ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48975,
    "c": 0.19453,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA2

secondary

#76C068

accent

#E24660

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA2

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

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