#8E2C9C#8E2C9C

#8E2C9C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.187 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2C9C
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 156)
HSL	hsl(293, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(293, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 71.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 55.71, -40.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 69.09, 323.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.1482 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.187 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0561, 9.9535, 32.4162)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2C9C #3A9C2C

analogous

#562C9C #8E2C9C #9C2C72

triadic

#8E2C9C #9C8E2C #2C9C8E

tetradic

#8E2C9C #9C562C #3A9C2C #2C729C

square

#8E2C9C #9C562C #3A9C2C #2C729C

split-complementary

#8E2C9C #729C2C #2C9C56

monochromatic

#37113D #631F6C #8E2C9C #B73DC8 #C96DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8E2C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8E2C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2C9C

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2C9C	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00529F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.187 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fba',
    500: '#8e2c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2c9c;
$custom-light: #b26fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48774,
    "c": 0.18699,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2C9C

secondary

#72BD67

accent

#DF495B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2C9C

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

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