#8E2AAD#8E2AAD

#8E2AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.204 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AAD
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 59.70, -49.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 77.69, 320.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.1486 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.204 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5250, 10.4247, 40.5107)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AAD #49AD2A

analogous

#4D2AAD #8E2AAD #AD2A8A

triadic

#8E2AAD #AD8E2A #2AAD8E

tetradic

#8E2AAD #AD4D2A #49AD2A #2A8AAD

square

#8E2AAD #AD4D2A #49AD2A #2A8AAD

split-complementary

#8E2AAD #8AAD2A #2AAD4D

monochromatic

#3D124B #661E7C #8E2AAD #B043D1 #C474DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E2AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AAD

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AAD	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.204 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec6',
    500: '#8e2aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aad;
$custom-light: #b36ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.802,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49718,
    "c": 0.20417,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AAD

secondary

#83C56E

accent

#E4446A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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

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