#8E2CAB#8E2CAB

#8E2CAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.200 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CAB
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 58.58, -48.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 75.95, 320.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.147 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.2 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4056, 10.4933, 39.5234)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CAB #49AB2C

analogous

#4E2CAB #8E2CAB #AB2C89

triadic

#8E2CAB #AB8E2C #2CAB8E

tetradic

#8E2CAB #AB4E2C #49AB2C #2C89AB

square

#8E2CAB #AB4E2C #49AB2C #2C89AB

split-complementary

#8E2CAB #89AB2C #2CAB4E

monochromatic

#3D134A #661F7A #8E2CAB #B045CF #C476DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8E2CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8E2CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CAB

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CAB	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.200 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc5',
    500: '#8e2cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cab;
$custom-light: #b36fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.299,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4976,
    "c": 0.20023,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CAB

secondary

#83C36F

accent

#E24669

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CAB

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

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