#8E2ABD#8E2ABD

#8E2ABD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.218 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2ABD
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 62.91, -57.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 85.14, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.87% 0.146 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(50.87% 0.218 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1669, 11.0814, 49.1581)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2ABD #59BD2A

analogous

#442ABD #8E2ABD #BD2AA3

triadic

#8E2ABD #BD8E2A #2ABD8E

tetradic

#8E2ABD #BD442A #59BD2A #2AA3BD

square

#8E2ABD #BD442A #59BD2A #2AA3BD

split-complementary

#8E2ABD #A3BD2A #2ABD44

monochromatic

#431459 #681F8B #8E2ABD #AB4DD7 #C37FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8E2ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8E2ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2ABD

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2ABD	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.218 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fd2',
    500: '#8e2abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2abd;
$custom-light: #b46fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.816,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50865,
    "c": 0.2184,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2ABD

secondary

#92CB78

accent

#E74176

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2ABD

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

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