#8E2AAF#8E2AAF

#8E2AAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.206 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AAF
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 60.10, -50.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 78.62, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.1483 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.206 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7199, 10.5026, 41.5376)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AAF #4BAF2A

analogous

#4C2AAF #8E2AAF #AF2A8D

triadic

#8E2AAF #AF8E2A #2AAF8E

tetradic

#8E2AAF #AF4C2A #4BAF2A #2A8DAF

square

#8E2AAF #AF4C2A #4BAF2A #2A8DAF

split-complementary

#8E2AAF #8DAF2A #2AAF4C

monochromatic

#3E124C #661E7E #8E2AAF #AF44D2 #C475DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8E2AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8E2AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AAF

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AAF	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.206 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc8',
    500: '#8e2aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aaf;
$custom-light: #b36fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.113,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49857,
    "c": 0.20594,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AAF

secondary

#85C66F

accent

#E4436B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AAF

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