#8E2BBD#8E2BBD

#8E2BBD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.217 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BBD
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 62.56, -57.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 84.75, 317.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.1451 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.217 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2028, 11.1532, 49.1701)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BBD #5ABD2B

analogous

#452BBD #8E2BBD #BD2BA3

triadic

#8E2BBD #BD8E2B #2BBD8E

tetradic

#8E2BBD #BD452B #5ABD2B #2BA3BD

square

#8E2BBD #BD452B #5ABD2B #2BA3BD

split-complementary

#8E2BBD #A3BD2B #2BBD45

monochromatic

#431459 #69208B #8E2BBD #AB4ED7 #C380E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8E2BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8E2BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BBD

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BBD	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D60BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.217 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d2',
    500: '#8e2bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bbd;
$custom-light: #b470d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.685,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5095,
    "c": 0.21743,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BBD

secondary

#93CB79

accent

#E64277

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BBD

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

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