#8E2AA4#8E2AA4

#8E2AA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.196 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA4
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 164)
HSL	hsl(289, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 57.96, -45.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 73.56, 322.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.1496 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.196 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6833, 10.0880, 36.0778)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA4 #40A42A

analogous

#512AA4 #8E2AA4 #A42A7D

triadic

#8E2AA4 #A48E2A #2AA48E

tetradic

#8E2AA4 #A4512A #40A42A #2A7DA4

square

#8E2AA4 #A4512A #40A42A #2A7DA4

split-complementary

#8E2AA4 #7DA42A #2AA451

monochromatic

#3A1143 #641E73 #8E2AA4 #B43ECD #C76EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E2AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E2AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA4

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA4	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.196 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec0',
    500: '#8e2aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa4;
$custom-light: #b36ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.18,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49107,
    "c": 0.19627,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA4

secondary

#79C169

accent

#E24562

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA4

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

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