#8E2AA6#8E2AA6

#8E2AA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.198 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA6
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 166)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 58.34, -46.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 74.47, 321.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1494 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.198 319)
XYZ	xyz(18.8653, 10.1608, 37.0365)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA6 #42A62A

analogous

#502AA6 #8E2AA6 #A62A80

triadic

#8E2AA6 #A68E2A #2AA68E

tetradic

#8E2AA6 #A6502A #42A62A #2A80A6

square

#8E2AA6 #A6502A #42A62A #2A80A6

split-complementary

#8E2AA6 #80A62A #2AA650

monochromatic

#3A1144 #641E75 #8E2AA6 #B33FCE #C670DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8E2AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E2AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA6

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA6	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.198 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec1',
    500: '#8e2aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa6;
$custom-light: #b36ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.387,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49241,
    "c": 0.19802,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.1016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA6

secondary

#7BC26A

accent

#E34564

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA6

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

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