#8E2CAE#8E2CAE

#8E2CAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.203 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CAE
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 59.18, -49.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 77.34, 319.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.1466 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.203 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6948, 10.6089, 41.0465)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CAE #4CAE2C

analogous

#4D2CAE #8E2CAE #AE2C8D

triadic

#8E2CAE #AE8E2C #2CAE8E

tetradic

#8E2CAE #AE4D2C #4CAE2C #2C8DAE

square

#8E2CAE #AE4D2C #4CAE2C #2C8DAE

split-complementary

#8E2CAE #8DAE2C #2CAE4D

monochromatic

#3E134C #66207D #8E2CAE #AF47D0 #C478DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8E2CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E2CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CAE

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CAE	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.203 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc7',
    500: '#8e2cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cae;
$custom-light: #b36fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.231,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49966,
    "c": 0.20291,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CAE

secondary

#86C571

accent

#E3456C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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