#8E2AB2#8E2AB2

#8E2AB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.209 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AB2
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 60.69, -52.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 80.01, 319.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1479 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.209 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0179, 10.6218, 43.1066)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AB2 #4EB22A

analogous

#4A2AB2 #8E2AB2 #B22A92

triadic

#8E2AB2 #B28E2A #2AB28E

tetradic

#8E2AB2 #B24A2A #4EB22A #2A92B2

square

#8E2AB2 #B24A2A #4EB22A #2A92B2

split-complementary

#8E2AB2 #92B22A #2AB24A

monochromatic

#3F134F #661E80 #8E2AB2 #AE46D3 #C477DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8E2AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E2AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AB2

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AB2	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.209 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fca',
    500: '#8e2ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ab2;
$custom-light: #b36fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.118,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50068,
    "c": 0.2086,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AB2

secondary

#88C771

accent

#E5436E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AB2

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