#8E2ABA#8E2ABA

#8E2ABA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.216 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2ABA
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 186)
HSL	hsl(282, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 77.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.50, 62.30, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.50, 83.74, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1466 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.216 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8446, 10.9525, 47.4609)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2ABA #56BA2A

analogous

#462ABA #8E2ABA #BA2A9E

triadic

#8E2ABA #BA8E2A #2ABA8E

tetradic

#8E2ABA #BA462A #56BA2A #2A9EBA

square

#8E2ABA #BA462A #56BA2A #2A9EBA

split-complementary

#8E2ABA #9EBA2A #2ABA46

monochromatic

#421356 #681F88 #8E2ABA #AC4BD6 #C37DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8E2ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8E2ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2ABA

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2ABA	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.216 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fd0',
    500: '#8e2aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2aba;
$custom-light: #b46fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.667,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50644,
    "c": 0.21572,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2ABA

secondary

#90CA76

accent

#E64274

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2ABA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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