#8E2BAF#8E2BAF

#8E2BAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.205 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BAF
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 75.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 59.74, -50.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 78.22, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1474 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.205 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.7559, 10.5745, 41.5496)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BAF #4CAF2B

analogous

#4C2BAF #8E2BAF #AF2B8E

triadic

#8E2BAF #AF8E2B #2BAF8E

tetradic

#8E2BAF #AF4C2B #4CAF2B #2B8EAF

square

#8E2BAF #AF4C2B #4CAF2B #2B8EAF

split-complementary

#8E2BAF #8EAF2B #2BAF4C

monochromatic

#3E134D #661F7E #8E2BAF #AF46D1 #C477DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E2BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E2BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BAF

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BAF	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.205 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc8',
    500: '#8e2baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2baf;
$custom-light: #b36fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49945,
    "c": 0.20488,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.10574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BAF

secondary

#86C570

accent

#E4446C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BAF

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