#8E2BAD#8E2BAD

#8E2BAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.203 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BAD
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 75.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 59.34, -49.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 77.29, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.1477 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.203 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5609, 10.4965, 40.5227)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BAD #4AAD2B

analogous

#4D2BAD #8E2BAD #AD2B8B

triadic

#8E2BAD #AD8E2B #2BAD8E

tetradic

#8E2BAD #AD4D2B #4AAD2B #2B8BAD

square

#8E2BAD #AD4D2B #4AAD2B #2B8BAD

split-complementary

#8E2BAD #8BAD2B #2BAD4D

monochromatic

#3E134B #661F7C #8E2BAD #AF45D1 #C476DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8E2BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8E2BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BAD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BAD	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C476A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.203 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc6',
    500: '#8e2bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bad;
$custom-light: #b36fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.692,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49806,
    "c": 0.20311,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BAD

secondary

#84C46F

accent

#E3446A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BAD

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

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