#8E2AA8#8E2AA8

#8E2AA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.200 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA8
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 168)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 75%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 58.73, -47.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 75.39, 321.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1492 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.2 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0502, 10.2347, 38.0102)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA8 #44A82A

analogous

#4F2AA8 #8E2AA8 #A82A83

triadic

#8E2AA8 #A88E2A #2AA88E

tetradic

#8E2AA8 #A84F2A #44A82A #2A83A8

square

#8E2AA8 #A84F2A #44A82A #2A83A8

split-complementary

#8E2AA8 #83A82A #2AA84F

monochromatic

#3B1246 #651E77 #8E2AA8 #B240CF #C571DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8E2AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E2AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA8

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA8	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.200 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec2',
    500: '#8e2aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa8;
$custom-light: #b36ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.619,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49375,
    "c": 0.19977,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA8

secondary

#7DC36B

accent

#E34565

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA8

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

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