#8E2AB1#8E2AB1

#8E2AB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.208 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AB1
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 177)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 76.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 60.49, -51.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 79.55, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.148 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.208 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9178, 10.5818, 42.5797)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AB1 #4DB12A

analogous

#4A2AB1 #8E2AB1 #B12A91

triadic

#8E2AB1 #B18E2A #2AB18E

tetradic

#8E2AB1 #B14A2A #4DB12A #2A91B1

square

#8E2AB1 #B14A2A #4DB12A #2A91B1

split-complementary

#8E2AB1 #91B12A #2AB14A

monochromatic

#3F134E #661E80 #8E2AB1 #AE45D3 #C477DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E2AB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E2AB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AB1

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AB1	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B486C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ab1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.208 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc9',
    500: '#8e2ab1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ab1;
$custom-light: #b36fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ab1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 61.644,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49998,
    "c": 0.20771,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AB1

secondary

#87C670

accent

#E5436D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

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