#8E2AAB#8E2AAB

#8E2AAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.202 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AAB
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 59.31, -48.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 76.77, 320.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1489 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.202 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3329, 10.3478, 39.4992)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AAB #47AB2A

analogous

#4E2AAB #8E2AAB #AB2A87

triadic

#8E2AAB #AB8E2A #2AAB8E

tetradic

#8E2AAB #AB4E2A #47AB2A #2A87AB

square

#8E2AAB #AB4E2A #47AB2A #2A87AB

split-complementary

#8E2AAB #87AB2A #2AAB4E

monochromatic

#3C1249 #651E7A #8E2AAB #B042D1 #C573DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8E2AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E2AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AAB

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AAB	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.202 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec5',
    500: '#8e2aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aab;
$custom-light: #b36ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.512,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4958,
    "c": 0.20241,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AAB

secondary

#80C46D

accent

#E44468

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AAB

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

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