#8E2CAC#8E2CAC

#8E2CAC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.201 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CAC
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 172)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 58.78, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 76.41, 320.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.1469 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.201 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5013, 10.5315, 40.0273)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CAC #4AAC2C

analogous

#4E2CAC #8E2CAC #AC2C8A

triadic

#8E2CAC #AC8E2C #2CAC8E

tetradic

#8E2CAC #AC4E2C #4AAC2C #2C8AAC

square

#8E2CAC #AC4E2C #4AAC2C #2C8AAC

split-complementary

#8E2CAC #8AAC2C #2CAC4E

monochromatic

#3E134B #66207B #8E2CAC #AF46D0 #C476DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8E2CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E2CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CAC

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CAC	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C476A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.201 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc5',
    500: '#8e2cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cac;
$custom-light: #b36fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.938,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49828,
    "c": 0.20112,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CAC

secondary

#84C470

accent

#E2456A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CAC

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