#8E2AA5#8E2AA5

#8E2AA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.197 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA5
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 165)
HSL	hsl(289, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(289, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 58.15, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 74.02, 321.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1495 -0.1285)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.197 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7739, 10.1242, 36.5553)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA5 #41A52A

analogous

#502AA5 #8E2AA5 #A52A7F

triadic

#8E2AA5 #A58E2A #2AA58E

tetradic

#8E2AA5 #A5502A #41A52A #2A7FA5

square

#8E2AA5 #A5502A #41A52A #2A7FA5

split-complementary

#8E2AA5 #7FA52A #2AA550

monochromatic

#3A1143 #641E74 #8E2AA5 #B33ECE #C66FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8E2AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E2AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA5

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA5	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.197 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec0',
    500: '#8e2aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa5;
$custom-light: #b36ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.78,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49174,
    "c": 0.19715,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA5

secondary

#7AC169

accent

#E34563

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA5

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

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