#8E2BAB#8E2BAB

#8E2BAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.201 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BAB
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 58.95, -48.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 76.36, 320.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.1479 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.201 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3688, 10.4196, 39.5111)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BAB #48AB2B

analogous

#4E2BAB #8E2BAB #AB2B88

triadic

#8E2BAB #AB8E2B #2BAB8E

tetradic

#8E2BAB #AB4E2B #48AB2B #2B88AB

square

#8E2BAB #AB4E2B #48AB2B #2B88AB

split-complementary

#8E2BAB #88AB2B #2BAB4E

monochromatic

#3D1249 #651F7A #8E2BAB #B043D0 #C574DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E2BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BAB

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BAB	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.201 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc5',
    500: '#8e2bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bab;
$custom-light: #b36fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.406,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49669,
    "c": 0.20133,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BAB

secondary

#82C46E

accent

#E34569

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BAB

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

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