#8E2BAE#8E2BAE

#8E2BAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.204 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BAE
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 75.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 59.54, -50.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 77.75, 319.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1476 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.204 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6580, 10.5353, 41.0342)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BAE #4BAE2B

analogous

#4D2BAE #8E2BAE #AE2B8C

triadic

#8E2BAE #AE8E2B #2BAE8E

tetradic

#8E2BAE #AE4D2B #4BAE2B #2B8CAE

square

#8E2BAE #AE4D2B #4BAE2B #2B8CAE

split-complementary

#8E2BAE #8CAE2B #2BAE4D

monochromatic

#3E134C #661F7D #8E2BAE #AF45D1 #C476DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8E2BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E2BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BAE

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BAE	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.204 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc7',
    500: '#8e2bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bae;
$custom-light: #b36fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.344,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49876,
    "c": 0.20399,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BAE

secondary

#85C570

accent

#E4446B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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