#8E2BA4#8E2BA4

#8E2BA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.195 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA4
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 164)
HSL	hsl(289, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 73.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 57.60, -45.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 73.15, 321.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1487 -0.1264)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.195 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7192, 10.1598, 36.0898)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA4 #41A42B

analogous

#512BA4 #8E2BA4 #A42B7D

triadic

#8E2BA4 #A48E2B #2BA48E

tetradic

#8E2BA4 #A4512B #41A42B #2B7DA4

square

#8E2BA4 #A4512B #41A42B #2B7DA4

split-complementary

#8E2BA4 #7DA42B #2BA451

monochromatic

#3A1243 #641E74 #8E2BA4 #B33FCD #C670D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8E2BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E2BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA4

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA4	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.195 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc0',
    500: '#8e2ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba4;
$custom-light: #b36fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.091,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49198,
    "c": 0.19515,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA4

secondary

#7AC16A

accent

#E24662

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA4

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