#8E2AC7#8E2AC7

#8E2AC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.227 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2AC7
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 199)
HSL	hsl(278, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 78.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 64.97, -62.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 89.81, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1438 -0.1761)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.227 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2900, 11.5307, 55.0732)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2AC7 #63C72A

analogous

#402AC7 #8E2AC7 #C72AB1

triadic

#8E2AC7 #C78E2A #2AC78E

tetradic

#8E2AC7 #C7402A #63C72A #2AB1C7

square

#8E2AC7 #C7402A #63C72A #2AB1C7

split-complementary

#8E2AC7 #B1C72A #2AC740

monochromatic

#461562 #6A1F94 #8E2AC7 #AA53DB #C386E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8E2AC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E2AC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2AC7

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2AC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2AC7	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ac7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.227 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b570d9',
    500: '#8e2ac7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ac7;
$custom-light: #b570d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ac7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.217,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51619,
    "c": 0.22737,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2AC7

secondary

#9BCF7E

accent

#E8407D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2AC7

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

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