#8E2CA2#8E2CA2

#8E2CA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.192 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CA2
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 56.84, -43.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 71.81, 322.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1478 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.192 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5768, 10.1617, 35.1583)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CA2 #40A22C

analogous

#532CA2 #8E2CA2 #A22C7B

triadic

#8E2CA2 #A28E2C #2CA28E

tetradic

#8E2CA2 #A2532C #40A22C #2C7BA2

square

#8E2CA2 #A2532C #40A22C #2C7BA2

split-complementary

#8E2CA2 #7BA22C #2CA253

monochromatic

#3A1242 #641F72 #8E2CA2 #B440CB #C770D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8E2CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E2CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CA2

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CA2	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.192 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fbe',
    500: '#8e2ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ca2;
$custom-light: #b36fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.831,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4916,
    "c": 0.19225,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CA2

secondary

#79BF6A

accent

#E14761

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CA2

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