#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
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 176)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 75%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.05, 59.57, -50.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.05, 78.27, 319.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1464 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.205 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8912, 10.6875, 42.0810)
Luminance	0.1069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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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
##8E2CB0	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8E2CB0

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

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