#8E2CA9#8E2CA9

#8E2CA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.198 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CA9
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 169)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 74%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 58.19, -47.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 75.03, 320.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1472 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.198 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2164, 10.4176, 38.5270)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CA9 #47A92C

analogous

#502CA9 #8E2CA9 #A92C86

triadic

#8E2CA9 #A98E2C #2CA98E

tetradic

#8E2CA9 #A9502C #47A92C #2C86A9

square

#8E2CA9 #A9502C #47A92C #2C86A9

split-complementary

#8E2CA9 #86A92C #2CA950

monochromatic

#3C1348 #651F78 #8E2CA9 #B044CE #C574DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E2CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CA9

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CA9	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.198 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc3',
    500: '#8e2ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ca9;
$custom-light: #b36fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.04,
    "s": 58.685,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49624,
    "c": 0.19845,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CA9

secondary

#80C36E

accent

#E24668

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CA9

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

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