#8E2CB0#8E2CB0

#8E2CB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.205 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8E2CB0
RGBrgb(142, 44, 176)
HSLhsl(285, 60%, 43%)
HSVhsv(285, 75%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(19.3%, 75%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LABlab(39.05, 59.57, -50.77)
CIE-LCHlch(39.05, 78.27, 319.56°)
OKLaboklab(50.11% 0.1464 -0.1431)
OKLCHoklch(50.11% 0.205 315.6)
XYZxyz(19.8912, 10.6875, 42.0810)
Luminance0.1069 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8E2CB0 #4EB02C
analogous
#4C2CB0 #8E2CB0 #B02C90
triadic
#8E2CB0 #B08E2C #2CB08E
tetradic
#8E2CB0 #B04C2C #4EB02C #2C90B0
square
#8E2CB0 #B04C2C #4EB02C #2C90B0
split-complementary
#8E2CB0 #90B02C #2CB04C
monochromatic
#3F144E #66207F #8E2CB0 #AE48D1 #C479DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69
#8E2CB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14
#8E2CB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CB0
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8E2CB0#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8E2CB01.006.693.146.69
#FFFFFF6.691.0021.001.00
#0000003.1421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.691.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0056B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#295FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B496C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8e2cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.205 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fc8',
    500: '#8e2cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8e2cb0;
$custom-light: #b36fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8e2cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.545,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50105,
    "c": 0.20471,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8E2CB0
secondary
#88C672
accent
#E3456D
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82

Preview Lab

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#8E2CB0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva