#8E2AAA#8E2AAA

#8E2AAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.202 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AAA
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 59.12, -48.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 76.31, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.149 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.202 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2380, 10.3098, 38.9991)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AAA #46AA2A

analogous

#4E2AAA #8E2AAA #AA2A86

triadic

#8E2AAA #AA8E2A #2AAA8E

tetradic

#8E2AAA #AA4E2A #46AA2A #2A86AA

square

#8E2AAA #AA4E2A #46AA2A #2A86AA

split-complementary

#8E2AAA #86AA2A #2AAA4E

monochromatic

#3C1248 #651E79 #8E2AAA #B141D0 #C572DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8E2AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E2AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AAA

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AAA	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.202 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec4',
    500: '#8e2aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aaa;
$custom-light: #b36ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.875,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49511,
    "c": 0.20153,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AAA

secondary

#7FC36C

accent

#E44467

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AAA

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

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