#8E2CAA#8E2CAA

#8E2CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.199 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CAA
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 58.39, -47.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 75.49, 320.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.1471 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.199 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3107, 10.4553, 39.0233)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CAA #48AA2C

analogous

#4F2CAA #8E2CAA #AA2C87

triadic

#8E2CAA #AA8E2C #2CAA8E

tetradic

#8E2CAA #AA4F2C #48AA2C #2C87AA

square

#8E2CAA #AA4F2C #48AA2C #2C87AA

split-complementary

#8E2CAA #87AA2C #2CAA4F

monochromatic

#3D1349 #651F79 #8E2CAA #B044CF #C575DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E2CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E2CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CAA

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CAA	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.199 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc4',
    500: '#8e2caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2caa;
$custom-light: #b36fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49692,
    "c": 0.19934,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CAA

secondary

#82C36F

accent

#E24668

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CAA

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

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