#8E2BA8#8E2BA8

#8E2BA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.199 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA8
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 168)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 58.37, -47.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 74.98, 321.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1483 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.199 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0861, 10.3066, 38.0222)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA8 #45A82B

analogous

#502BA8 #8E2BA8 #A82B84

triadic

#8E2BA8 #A88E2B #2BA88E

tetradic

#8E2BA8 #A8502B #45A82B #2B84A8

square

#8E2BA8 #A8502B #45A82B #2B84A8

split-complementary

#8E2BA8 #84A82B #2BA850

monochromatic

#3C1247 #651F77 #8E2BA8 #B142CF #C572DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8E2BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E2BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA8

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA8	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.199 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc2',
    500: '#8e2ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba8;
$custom-light: #b36fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.52,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49465,
    "c": 0.19867,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA8

secondary

#7EC26C

accent

#E24566

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA8

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

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