#8E2ABC#8E2ABC

#8E2ABC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.218 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2ABC
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 77.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 62.70, -56.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 84.67, 317.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1462 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.218 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0587, 11.0382, 48.5885)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2ABC #58BC2A

analogous

#452ABC #8E2ABC #BC2AA1

triadic

#8E2ABC #BC8E2A #2ABC8E

tetradic

#8E2ABC #BC452A #58BC2A #2AA1BC

square

#8E2ABC #BC452A #58BC2A #2AA1BC

split-complementary

#8E2ABC #A1BC2A #2ABC45

monochromatic

#421458 #681F8A #8E2ABC #AB4CD7 #C37EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8E2ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8E2ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2ABC

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2ABC	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.218 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fd1',
    500: '#8e2abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2abc;
$custom-light: #b46fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.096,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50791,
    "c": 0.21751,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2ABC

secondary

#91CB77

accent

#E74175

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2ABC

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

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