#8E2AB3#8E2AB3

#8E2AB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.209 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AB3
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 60.89, -52.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 80.48, 319.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1477 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.209 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1186, 10.6621, 43.6373)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AB3 #4FB32A

analogous

#4A2AB3 #8E2AB3 #B32A93

triadic

#8E2AB3 #B38E2A #2AB38E

tetradic

#8E2AB3 #B34A2A #4FB32A #2A93B3

square

#8E2AB3 #B34A2A #4FB32A #2A93B3

split-complementary

#8E2AB3 #93B32A #2AB34A

monochromatic

#3F1350 #671E81 #8E2AB3 #AE46D4 #C378DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8E2AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8E2AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AB3

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AB3	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.209 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fca',
    500: '#8e2ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ab3;
$custom-light: #b36fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.796,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50139,
    "c": 0.20948,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AB3

secondary

#89C772

accent

#E5436F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AB3

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