#8E2CA3#8E2CA3

#8E2CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.193 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CA3
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(289, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(289, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 57.03, -44.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 72.27, 322.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1478 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.193 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6660, 10.1974, 35.6283)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CA3 #41A32C

analogous

#522CA3 #8E2CA3 #A32C7C

triadic

#8E2CA3 #A38E2C #2CA38E

tetradic

#8E2CA3 #A3522C #41A32C #2C7CA3

square

#8E2CA3 #A3522C #41A32C #2C7CA3

split-complementary

#8E2CA3 #7CA32C #2CA352

monochromatic

#3A1243 #641F73 #8E2CA3 #B341CC #C671D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8E2CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E2CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CA3

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CA3	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.193 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fbf',
    500: '#8e2ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ca3;
$custom-light: #b36fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.412,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49225,
    "c": 0.19313,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CA3

secondary

#7AC06B

accent

#E14762

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CA3

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

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