#8E2AA3#8E2AA3

#8E2AA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.195 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA3
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 163)
HSL	hsl(290, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 74.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 57.77, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 73.10, 322.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1497 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.195 320)
XYZ	xyz(18.5933, 10.0520, 35.6041)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA3 #3FA32A

analogous

#522AA3 #8E2AA3 #A32A7B

triadic

#8E2AA3 #A38E2A #2AA38E

tetradic

#8E2AA3 #A3522A #3FA32A #2A7BA3

square

#8E2AA3 #A3522A #3FA32A #2A7BA3

split-complementary

#8E2AA3 #7BA32A #2AA352

monochromatic

#391142 #641D72 #8E2AA3 #B43DCD #C76EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8E2AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8E2AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA3

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA3	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.195 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ebf',
    500: '#8e2aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa3;
$custom-light: #b36ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.587,
    "s": 59.024,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49041,
    "c": 0.1954,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.10051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA3

secondary

#78C068

accent

#E24661

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA3

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

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