#8E2AAE#8E2AAE

#8E2AAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.205 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AAE
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 59.90, -50.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 78.16, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.1485 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.205 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6221, 10.4635, 41.0222)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AAE #4AAE2A

analogous

#4C2AAE #8E2AAE #AE2A8C

triadic

#8E2AAE #AE8E2A #2AAE8E

tetradic

#8E2AAE #AE4C2A #4AAE2A #2A8CAE

square

#8E2AAE #AE4C2A #4AAE2A #2A8CAE

split-complementary

#8E2AAE #8CAE2A #2AAE4C

monochromatic

#3E124B #661E7D #8E2AAE #AF43D2 #C475DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E2AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E2AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AAE

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AAE	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.205 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc7',
    500: '#8e2aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aae;
$custom-light: #b36fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.455,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49787,
    "c": 0.20506,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AAE

secondary

#84C56F

accent

#E4446B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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