#8E2AAC#8E2AAC

#8E2AAC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.203 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AAC
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 172)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 75.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 59.51, -49.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 77.23, 320.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.1487 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.203 317)
XYZ	xyz(19.4286, 10.3861, 40.0030)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AAC #48AC2A

analogous

#4D2AAC #8E2AAC #AC2A89

triadic

#8E2AAC #AC8E2A #2AAC8E

tetradic

#8E2AAC #AC4D2A #48AC2A #2A89AC

square

#8E2AAC #AC4D2A #48AC2A #2A89AC

split-complementary

#8E2AAC #89AC2A #2AAC4D

monochromatic

#3D124A #651E7B #8E2AAC #B042D1 #C573DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8E2AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2AAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AAC

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AAC	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.203 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec5',
    500: '#8e2aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aac;
$custom-light: #b36ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49649,
    "c": 0.20329,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.10385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AAC

secondary

#82C46D

accent

#E44469

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AAC

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

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