#8E2BA9#8E2BA9

#8E2BA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.200 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BA9
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 169)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 74.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 58.56, -47.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 75.44, 320.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1482 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.2 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1796, 10.3440, 38.5147)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BA9 #46A92B

analogous

#4F2BA9 #8E2BA9 #A92B85

triadic

#8E2BA9 #A98E2B #2BA98E

tetradic

#8E2BA9 #A94F2B #46A92B #2B85A9

square

#8E2BA9 #A94F2B #46A92B #2B85A9

split-complementary

#8E2BA9 #85A92B #2BA94F

monochromatic

#3C1247 #651F78 #8E2BA9 #B142CF #C573DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8E2BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E2BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BA9

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BA9	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.200 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc3',
    500: '#8e2ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ba9;
$custom-light: #b36fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 59.434,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49533,
    "c": 0.19956,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BA9

secondary

#7FC36D

accent

#E34567

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BA9

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

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