#8E2BA6#8E2BA6

#8E2BA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.197 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA6
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 166)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 57.98, -46.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 74.06, 321.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1485 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.197 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9012, 10.2326, 37.0485)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA6 #43A62B

analogous

#502BA6 #8E2BA6 #A62B80

triadic

#8E2BA6 #A68E2B #2BA68E

tetradic

#8E2BA6 #A6502B #43A62B #2B80A6

square

#8E2BA6 #A6502B #43A62B #2B80A6

split-complementary

#8E2BA6 #80A62B #2BA650

monochromatic

#3B1245 #641E75 #8E2BA6 #B241CE #C671DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8E2BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E2BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA6

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA6	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.197 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc1',
    500: '#8e2ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba6;
$custom-light: #b36fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.293,
    "s": 58.852,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49331,
    "c": 0.19691,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA6

secondary

#7CC16B

accent

#E24664

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA6

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