#8E2CA6#8E2CA6

#8E2CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.196 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CA6
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 166)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 57.61, -45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 73.64, 321.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1475 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.196 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9380, 10.3062, 37.0608)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CA6 #44A62C

analogous

#512CA6 #8E2CA6 #A62C81

triadic

#8E2CA6 #A68E2C #2CA68E

tetradic

#8E2CA6 #A6512C #44A62C #2C81A6

square

#8E2CA6 #A6512C #44A62C #2C81A6

split-complementary

#8E2CA6 #81A62C #2CA651

monochromatic

#3B1245 #651F76 #8E2CA6 #B242CD #C573DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8E2CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E2CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CA6

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CA6	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.196 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc1',
    500: '#8e2ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ca6;
$custom-light: #b36fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.197,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49423,
    "c": 0.19579,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CA6

secondary

#7DC16D

accent

#E14665

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CA6

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

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