#8E2AB6#8E2AB6

#8E2AB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.212 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AB6
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(283, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 61.49, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 81.87, 318.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.1473 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.212 314)
XYZ	xyz(20.4253, 10.7848, 45.2526)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AB6 #52B62A

analogous

#482AB6 #8E2AB6 #B62A98

triadic

#8E2AB6 #B68E2A #2AB68E

tetradic

#8E2AB6 #B6482A #52B62A #2A98B6

square

#8E2AB6 #B6482A #52B62A #2A98B6

split-complementary

#8E2AB6 #98B62A #2AB648

monochromatic

#401353 #671F84 #8E2AB6 #AD48D5 #C37AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8E2AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8E2AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AB6

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AB6	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.212 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fcd',
    500: '#8e2ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ab6;
$custom-light: #b46fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50354,
    "c": 0.21215,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.10784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AB6

secondary

#8CC873

accent

#E64271

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AB6

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