#8E2AA7#8E2AA7

#8E2AA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.199 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA7
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 167)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 74.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 58.54, -46.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 74.93, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1493 -0.1314)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.199 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9574, 10.1976, 37.5215)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA7 #43A72A

analogous

#4F2AA7 #8E2AA7 #A72A81

triadic

#8E2AA7 #A78E2A #2AA78E

tetradic

#8E2AA7 #A74F2A #43A72A #2A81A7

square

#8E2AA7 #A74F2A #43A72A #2A81A7

split-complementary

#8E2AA7 #81A72A #2AA74F

monochromatic

#3B1145 #641E76 #8E2AA7 #B23FCF #C670DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8E2AA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E2AA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA7

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA7	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.199 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec2',
    500: '#8e2aa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa7;
$custom-light: #b36ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49308,
    "c": 0.1989,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA7

secondary

#7CC26B

accent

#E34564

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA7

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

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