#8E2BA5#8E2BA5

#8E2BA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.196 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA5
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 165)
HSL	hsl(289, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 57.79, -45.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 73.60, 321.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1486 -0.1279)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.196 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8099, 10.1961, 36.5673)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA5 #42A52B

analogous

#512BA5 #8E2BA5 #A52B7F

triadic

#8E2BA5 #A58E2B #2BA58E

tetradic

#8E2BA5 #A5512B #42A52B #2B7FA5

square

#8E2BA5 #A5512B #42A52B #2B7FA5

split-complementary

#8E2BA5 #7FA52B #2BA551

monochromatic

#3A1244 #641E74 #8E2BA5 #B340CD #C671DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8E2BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E2BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA5

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA5	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.196 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc0',
    500: '#8e2ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba5;
$custom-light: #b36fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.689,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49264,
    "c": 0.19603,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA5

secondary

#7BC16B

accent

#E24663

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA5

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