#8E2BA7#8E2BA7

#8E2BA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.198 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA7
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 167)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 74.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 58.17, -46.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 74.52, 321.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1484 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.198 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9933, 10.2694, 37.5335)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA7 #44A72B

analogous

#502BA7 #8E2BA7 #A72B82

triadic

#8E2BA7 #A78E2B #2BA78E

tetradic

#8E2BA7 #A7502B #44A72B #2B82A7

square

#8E2BA7 #A7502B #44A72B #2B82A7

split-complementary

#8E2BA7 #82A72B #2BA750

monochromatic

#3B1246 #651E76 #8E2BA7 #B241CE #C572DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8E2BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E2BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA7

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA7	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.198 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc2',
    500: '#8e2ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba7;
$custom-light: #b36fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.903,
    "s": 59.048,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49398,
    "c": 0.19779,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA7

secondary

#7DC26C

accent

#E24665

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA7

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