#8E2BC2#8E2BC2

#8E2BC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.222 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2BC2
RGB	rgb(142, 43, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 77.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 63.59, -59.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 87.09, 316.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.1441 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.222 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7549, 11.3741, 52.0779)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2BC2 #5FC22B

analogous

#432BC2 #8E2BC2 #C22BAB

triadic

#8E2BC2 #C28E2B #2BC28E

tetradic

#8E2BC2 #C2432B #5FC22B #2BABC2

square

#8E2BC2 #C2432B #5FC22B #2BABC2

split-complementary

#8E2BC2 #ABC22B #2BC243

monochromatic

#45155E #692090 #8E2BC2 #AA52D9 #C384E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8E2BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E2BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2BC2

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2BC2	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.222 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d5',
    500: '#8e2bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2bc2;
$custom-light: #b470d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.338,
    "s": 63.713,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51322,
    "c": 0.22193,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2BC2

secondary

#98CD7C

accent

#E7417A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2BC2

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

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