#8E2BA3#8E2BA3

#8E2BA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.194 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA3
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 163)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 73.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 57.41, -44.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 72.69, 322.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1487 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.194 320)
XYZ	xyz(18.6292, 10.1238, 35.6161)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA3 #40A32B

analogous

#522BA3 #8E2BA3 #A32B7C

triadic

#8E2BA3 #A38E2B #2BA38E

tetradic

#8E2BA3 #A3522B #40A32B #2B7CA3

square

#8E2BA3 #A3522B #40A32B #2B7CA3

split-complementary

#8E2BA3 #7CA32B #2BA352

monochromatic

#3A1142 #641E73 #8E2BA3 #B43FCC #C76FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8E2BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E2BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA3

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA3	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.194 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ebf',
    500: '#8e2ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba3;
$custom-light: #b36ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.5,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49132,
    "c": 0.19427,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.10123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA3

secondary

#79C06A

accent

#E14661

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA3

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

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