#8E2CA8#8E2CA8

#8E2CA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.198 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CA8
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 168)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 58.00, -46.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 74.56, 321.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1473 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.198 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1229, 10.3802, 38.0345)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CA8 #46A82C

analogous

#502CA8 #8E2CA8 #A82C84

triadic

#8E2CA8 #A88E2C #2CA88E

tetradic

#8E2CA8 #A8502C #46A82C #2C84A8

square

#8E2CA8 #A8502C #46A82C #2C84A8

split-complementary

#8E2CA8 #84A82C #2CA850

monochromatic

#3C1347 #651F78 #8E2CA8 #B143CE #C574DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8E2CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CA8

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CA8	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325EA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.198 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc2',
    500: '#8e2ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ca8;
$custom-light: #b36fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.419,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49557,
    "c": 0.19756,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CA8

secondary

#7FC26E

accent

#E24667

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CA8

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

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