#8E2AA9#8E2AA9

#8E2AA9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.201 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AA9
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 169)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 75.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 58.92, -47.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 75.85, 320.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1491 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.201 318)
XYZ	xyz(19.1437, 10.2722, 38.5028)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AA9 #45A92A

analogous

#4F2AA9 #8E2AA9 #A92A85

triadic

#8E2AA9 #A98E2A #2AA98E

tetradic

#8E2AA9 #A94F2A #45A92A #2A85A9

square

#8E2AA9 #A94F2A #45A92A #2A85A9

split-complementary

#8E2AA9 #85A92A #2AA94F

monochromatic

#3C1247 #651E78 #8E2AA9 #B141D0 #C572DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8E2AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E2AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AA9

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AA9	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.201 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec3',
    500: '#8e2aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aa9;
$custom-light: #b36ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.244,
    "s": 60.19,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49443,
    "c": 0.20065,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.10271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AA9

secondary

#7EC36C

accent

#E34466

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AA9

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

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