#8E2CAF#8E2CAF

#8E2CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.204 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CAF
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 59.38, -50.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 77.81, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.1465 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.204 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.7927, 10.6481, 41.5618)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CAF #4DAF2C

analogous

#4C2CAF #8E2CAF #AF2C8F

triadic

#8E2CAF #AF8E2C #2CAF8E

tetradic

#8E2CAF #AF4C2C #4DAF2C #2C8FAF

square

#8E2CAF #AF4C2C #4DAF2C #2C8FAF

split-complementary

#8E2CAF #8FAF2C #2CAF4C

monochromatic

#3F134D #66207E #8E2CAF #AE47D1 #C478DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8E2CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8E2CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CAF

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CAF	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C486C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.204 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc8',
    500: '#8e2caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2caf;
$custom-light: #b36fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.885,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50035,
    "c": 0.2038,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.10647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CAF

secondary

#87C572

accent

#E3456D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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