#8E2BA2#8E2BA2

#8E2BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.193 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA2
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 57.22, -44.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 72.23, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1488 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.193 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5400, 10.0881, 35.1460)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA2 #3FA22B

analogous

#522BA2 #8E2BA2 #A22B7A

triadic

#8E2BA2 #A28E2B #2BA28E

tetradic

#8E2BA2 #A2522B #3FA22B #2B7AA2

square

#8E2BA2 #A2522B #3FA22B #2B7AA2

split-complementary

#8E2BA2 #7AA22B #2BA252

monochromatic

#391141 #641E72 #8E2BA2 #B43ECC #C76FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E2BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E2BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.193 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ebe',
    500: '#8e2ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba2;
$custom-light: #b36ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.916,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49066,
    "c": 0.1934,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA2

secondary

#78C069

accent

#E14761

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA2

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